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FINANCE
Farewell to a tumultuous year
By Heather Jameson | 12 December 2018
It’s fair to say this has been a year of extraordinary events and extreme inertia, writes Heather...
FINANCE
Listen to local government to avoid Universal Credit disaster
11 December 2018
If 'managed migration' - moving more than four million claimants of legacy benefits on to Univer...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Place and the future of the social sector
By Nathan Yeowell et al | 11 December 2018
A group of national charities, think tanks, social infrastructure and umbrella organisations have...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
'We can't go on as we are'
By Stuart Gallimore | 05 December 2018
Investing in strategies that reduce childhood poverty is an efficient economic policy as well as ...
PLANNING
Don't underestimate the perseverance of councils' unseen staff
By Allen Graham | 05 December 2018
District councils face another year of uncertainty as we strive to second guess the Fairer Fundin...
SOCIAL CARE
Sometimes the simplest questions are the hardest to answer
By Paul O’Brien | 05 December 2018
Asked what he thought the impact of Brexit would be on local government frontline services, Paul ...
LOCAL DEMOCRACY
Be wary of good intentions
By Claire Fox | 05 December 2018
New Year’s resolution: however nasty social media might get, don’t let’s lobby for even more powe...
LOCAL DEMOCRACY
More councils need to help drown out the voices of hatred
05 December 2018
Many councils are leading the chorus which is starting to drown out the voices of hatred threaten...
FINANCE
Don't throw out the rule book with the bath water
By Michael Burton | 05 December 2018
Like all complainants, the Local Government Ombudsman is both a nuisance and an asset, but his la...
FINANCE
Pressing on with spending plans despite uncertainty
By Tony Kirkham | 04 December 2018
Newcastle City Council has just launched its medium-term plan for consultation, says Tony Kirkham...
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