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CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

A journey of progress

By Mark Rogers | 02 June 2016

Following the announcement that control of Birmingham’s children’s services could be transferred ...

FINANCE

Shaping local government's future

By Sandra Dinneen | 02 June 2016

Sandra Dinneen discusses the first meeting of the All Party Parliamentary Group for District Coun...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

An appetite for reform

By Bob Neill | 02 June 2016

Following the raft of bills announced in the Queen’s Speech, Bob Neill MP explains why local gove...

FINANCE

An open door for service reform?

By Jonathan House | 01 June 2016

Jonathan House analyses the results of a poll of local government chief executives and explains w...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Returning powers to Tower Hamlets and Rotherham

By Clive Betts | 31 May 2016

Clive Betts explains a new inquiry into the effectiveness of government interventions in Tower Ha...

FINANCE

Less haste more speed

By Sarah Witney | 25 May 2016

While there is a strong case for fiscal devolution to local government, the process could land co...

BUSINESS

Business rate relocalisation is just the start

By Heather Jameson | 25 May 2016

Local government needs a level playing field on devolved finances, with councils getting all the ...

FINANCE

Lessons from the ballot box

By Jonathan Carr-West | 25 May 2016

Dr Jonathan Carr-West says recent elections prove local democracy requires both greater recogniti...

HEALTH

Local government must help lead the debate on the NHS

By Michael Burton | 25 May 2016

Michael Burton explains why local government must be front and centre on debating the future of t...

FINANCE

A properly funded future?

By Paul O'Brien | 25 May 2016

Paul O’Brien warns cutbacks to liveability services risk costing the public purse dearly, given t...

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