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PROCUREMENT

Pulling infrastructure delivery's hidden lever

By Mark Robinson | 08 August 2025

The way procurement is delivered is much more than a procedural step – it is a strategic tool, sa...

CLIMATE CHANGE

Expect a long wait until councils hit net zero

By Heather Jameson | 08 August 2025

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Looking beyond growth

By Sarah Longlands | 07 August 2025

In an era of no growth, we need to love the economy we have, writes Sarah Longlands.

FINANCE

The cost of fair funding

By Jon Rowney | 07 August 2025

Housing costs must be included in measures of deprivation as part of the fair funding review, wri...

INNOVATION

Looking for the evidence

By Ravi Gurumurthy | 06 August 2025

Local government should look to inject scientific rigour into new innovations, says Ravi Gurumurthy.

CENTRE FOR CITIES

A time for celebration

By Cllr James Lewis | 06 August 2025

Cllr James Lewis looks back on three decades of collaboration between Core Cities and London Coun...

REORGANISATION

Politics and pragmatism

By Andy Sawford | 06 August 2025

Andy Sawford asks who really shapes local government reorganisation, and looks at what proposals ...

DEVOLUTION

Unleashing small cities' potential

By Caroline Green | 06 August 2025

Reorganisation and devolution offer the chance to grow a distinct and diverse network of smaller,...

FINANCE

Districts should be rewarded for growing housing

By Cllr Sam Chapman-Allen | 04 August 2025

Districts that have proportionately grown their housing by two-thirds more than average councils ...

DEVOLUTION

From duty to delivery

By Annabel Smith | 01 August 2025

Annabel Smith sets out how to effectively embed place-led collaboration.