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FINANCE

Counties are ready for long-term care reforms

By Cllr Colin Noble | 19 January 2017

The door has been left open for a long-term cure for the ailing social care sector - and county c...

FINANCE

We need to speak with one voice to call for EU cash

By Heather Jameson | 18 January 2017

There is an opportunity for local government to cash in on Brexit. Heather Jameson says it will b...

HEALTH

Remodelling care for the digital age

By Jos Creese | 18 January 2017

Jos Creese makes the case for scaling up local digital care solutions while avoiding a repeat of ...

FINANCE

Predictions in an age of uncertainty

By Jonathan Carr-West | 18 January 2017

Last year served up a string of ballot box shocks across the globe. As 2017 begins, Dr Jonathan C...

HEALTH

Time for a new age-related tax to fund social care

By Michael Burton | 18 January 2017

The finance settlement did not ward off calls to adequately fund social care. Michael Burton says...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

The shifting sands of local government pension schemes

By Rob Whiteman | 18 January 2017

Rob Whiteman looks at the challenges ahead for local government pension schemes as government ref...

FINANCE

Local economic success is there for the taking

By Lawrence Conway | 18 January 2017

There are new opportunities for local government to boost economic growth - so long as leaders ar...

HUMAN RESOURCES

Aiding an unprotected species

By Simon Goacher | 18 January 2017

The pressures facing local authority statutory officers are now greater than ever. Simon Goacher ...

DIGITAL

Let's embrace the next steps

By Matthew Cain | 18 January 2017

Matthew Cain looks at the challenges that must be faced as Hackney looks towards a truly digital ...

FINANCE

Bold steps for radical reform

By Paul Carter | 18 January 2017

Counties will be at the forefront of in the search for innovative, sustainable solutions for soci...

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