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Why has no left of centre party attracted support like UKIP?

By Michael Burton | 08 May 2014

Michael Burton asks why Farage's followers are making all the runnning getting the anti-capitalis...

All is not lost for public sector transformation

By Heather Jameson | 08 May 2014

The sector awoke on Wednesday to the news the Better Care Fund had apparently been halted amid gr...

District View by Steve Atkinson

By Steve Atkinson | 08 May 2014

Hinckley and Bosworth BC chief on what's at stake for districts in managing the risks and rewards...

PluggedIN - Alex Thomson

By Alex Thomson | 08 May 2014

Localis chief joins the dots between football, local government and transparency.

Outsourcing children's services will come at heavy cost

By Helga Pile | 07 May 2014

Supporting links between cities, universities and high-growth firms

By Ed Clarke | 07 May 2014

Ed Clarke outlines the main ways local authorities can best broker links between universities and...

It's not all about the money

By Heather Jameson | 01 May 2014

It is all too easy to be fixated with finances in local government – or lack of them at least – w...

Political cost of Lib Dems' broken tuition fees promise incalculable

By Jonathan Werran | 01 May 2014

Paul Johnson, director of economics think-tank the IFS, has accused chancellor George Osborne of ...

Creative solutions require lots of perspectives

By Barry Quirk | 01 May 2014

In the next four years, Lewisham LBC needs to find savings of £95m from our net budget.

Spare a thought for the middle manager

By Michael Burton | 01 May 2014

Michael Burton argues the top tier of town hall management should give the middle ranks more TLC.