Opinion - Page 5

By Natalie Kenneison | 05 June 2025

Natalie Kenneison says that despite soaring SEND deficits, a quieter story of progress is unfoldi...

PARISH COUNCILS

The cap doesn't fit

By Justin Griggs | 05 June 2025

Capping some or all parish and town councils would seriously threaten their effectiveness and und...

FINANCE

Shovel-ready Spending Review

By Heather Jameson | 05 June 2025

The local government world is divided into two types of people: those who are resigned to their f...

LG CHALLENGE

Making Stroud future fit

By Grace Perks | 04 June 2025

Grace Perks reports from the latest leg of the LG Challenge, where the teams went head-to-head to...

PUBLIC SERVICE REFORM

Frame the problem to design the solution

By Barry Quirk CBE | 03 June 2025

Barry Quirk applauds the Government’s focus on radical innovation, but says defining the issue to...

PUBLIC SERVICE REFORM

Creating a collaboration that's fit for the future

By Mariana Pexton | 03 June 2025

Mariana Pexton reports from a workshop in Leeds focused on a national strategy for creating healt...

HEALTH

Finding flickers of light

By Matthew Taylor | 03 June 2025

Despite the obstacles to multi-agency working, there are green shoots in joint efforts to produce...

FINANCE

Only a full solution will suffice on SEND

By Rob Powell | 03 June 2025

Rob Powell is hoping for a full resolution of the 'intractable problem' of negative reserves to c...

LEADERSHIP

What to expect from the three types of chief executives

By Blair McPherson | 03 June 2025

Former council director Blair McPherson explains the three types of chief executives – turnaround...

AI

Using AI to build a thriving public sector

By Paul Maltby | 03 June 2025

Paul Maltby sets out how AI can help local government leaders plug funding gaps and transform pub...

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