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Thriving in the new normal

By Rob Whiteman | 25 June 2014

Rob Whiteman previews the key themes to be addressed at next week’s annual CIPFA conference – ris...

District View by Allen Graham

By Allen Graham | 25 June 2014

District chiefs must remain in close touch with their communities and empower staff for councils ...

PluggedIn by Alex Thomson

By Alex Thomson | 24 June 2014

Localis chief says councils must learn where Roy Hodgson failed in managing expectations.

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We want councils and the media to be talking more

By Ken Browse | 20 June 2014

It is a with a certain irony that the Secretary of State, Eric Pickles MP, has decided to take on...

What happens when good is not enough?

By Heather Jameson | 20 June 2014

When the transformation agenda first began, councils were pushed to re-think how they worked in o...

Inside View: Ethics not Essex

By Jonathan Werran | 20 June 2014

We can be confident that ethics isn’t regarded as that infamous county east of London.

Driving forward on 'people-powered public services'

By Adam Fineberg | 19 June 2014

Adam Fineberg comments on Ed Miliband's speech at the launch of the IPPR's 'Condition of Britain'...

How innovation and creativity can meet housing needs

By David January | 19 June 2014

David January writes on how and why councils are looking beyond the HRA to develop new building p...

Chief officer pay has stood still

By Mike Short | 19 June 2014

A spotlight continues to shine on the pay of chief executives.

Re-imagining our municipal future

By Jonathan Carr-West | 19 June 2014

Dr Jonathan Carr-West seeks to reclaim ‘municipal’ as a word local government can use with pride ...