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FINANCE

Invest to save on sector-led improvement

By Heather Jameson | 28 July 2016

The cost of failure has never been higher for local government but a clear path to improvement is...

FINANCE

Invest to save on sector-led improvement

By Heather Jameson | 27 July 2016

The Institute for Government’s report this week on public service failures raises some interestin...

Winds of change

By Paul Wheeler | 27 July 2016

Metro mayor elections in 2017 could deliver some surprise results unless politicians learn lesson...

FINANCE

Restoring balance on spending

By Simon Parker | 27 July 2016

Brexit means Britain must rethink its approach to regional spending and business rates retention ...

FINANCE

A job for the local

By Andrew Muter | 27 July 2016

Local government has done impressive work in the eight years since the financial crash. Andrew Mu...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Not a laughing matter?

By Abdool Kara | 27 July 2016

Abdool Kara says the Government's approach to house building has echoes of 16th century 'Humorism'

ADULT SOCIAL CARE

Harold Bodmer: A tribute

By Anne Gibson | 22 July 2016

I cried myself to sleep, overwhelmed by the sudden and tragic death of my very dear friend and co...

FINANCE

Spheres for tiers

By Abby Gilbert | 20 July 2016

Abby Gilbert discusses the findings of new NLGN research into whether the ‘devolution revolution’...

LEGAL

Relinquish your power

By Claire Fox | 20 July 2016

Claire Fox says the time is right for local government to lead the charge against its own Public ...

THIRD SECTOR

Tale as old as time

By Mark Rogers | 20 July 2016

The referendum shows we need something new from our leaders and storytelling could be crucial to ...