Title
FINANCE
Goodbye 2016 and hello to another turbulent year
By Heather Jameson | 13 December 2016
Heather Jameson looks back on one difficult year for local government and forward to another.
HEALTH
Ministers have no choice but to grasp the care nettle
By Michael Burton | 13 December 2016
Michael Burton urges ministers to raise social care cash nationally. After all, the public is up ...
FINANCE
Questioning priorities
By Ian Miller | 13 December 2016
Taking evidence from the Autumn Statement, Ian Miller considers whether the Government's supposed...
FINANCE
An intriguing dilemma
By Adele Taylor | 13 December 2016
The evolving technological landscape the nuances around procurement will present councils with an...
HEALTH
Creaking at the seams
By Ben Page | 13 December 2016
Health and care could give Theresa May as much of a headache as Brexit and the economy in the com...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
You are the industrial strategy drivers
By Paul O'Brien | 13 December 2016
Local government should be critical to a localised industrial strategy agenda in the midst of an ...
DEVOLUTION
Putting 'power to the people' into practice
By Jim McMahon | 13 December 2016
Election results the world over are revealing a serious divide between communities and the politi...
FINANCE
Joining up the broken places
By Merran McRae | 13 December 2016
Despite reducing numbers, the costs in Calderdale are escalating, with external placement costs b...
WHITEHALL
Online transactions without trauma
By David Moody | 13 December 2016
A government tool that could help councils deliver a connected IT experience is still out of reac...
PUBLIC HEALTH
Up in smoke
By Claire Fox | 13 December 2016
Claire Fox is ablaze about e-cigarette smokers’ rights and councils’ vetoes to ban vaping.
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