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School places struggle is self-inflicted wound for Gove

By Laurie Thraves | 05 September 2013

The Local Government Association has found that two-thirds of English councils could struggle to ...

Social work is part of solution

By Bridget Robb | 05 September 2013

What’s more important, a computer screen or a human being?

Editor's view: It would be a shame to sacrifice census

By Heather Jameson | 05 September 2013

The sun may still be shining, but the holiday is definitely over this week as the schools start u...

Lady Galadriel's Light shines in Shelob's Lair in Liverpool

05 September 2013

Plugged In by Alex Thomson

By Alex Thomson | 04 September 2013

Localis chief executive's ode to the autumnal joys of party conference season 2013.

Everything you wanted to know about local government...

By Gareth Daniel | 04 September 2013

Gareth Daniel recounts tales from the wilder shores of apparently staid council committee meetings.

Is the integration bandwagon beginning to roll at last?

By Michael Burton | 04 September 2013

Michael Burton on the likelihood of the care and health revolution joining up any time over the n...

The standards framework – are watchdog's concerns justified?

By Paul Hoey | 04 September 2013

Paul Hoey examines fears on local standards arrangements raised in the Committee on Standards in ...

Soapbox by Simon Parker

By Simon Parker | 03 September 2013

NLGN director urges local government to intervene in housebuilding crisis to help address market ...

Stand up for lobbying

By Claire Fox | 03 September 2013

Claire Fox makes the case for council opposition to the Coalition’s new Transparency of Lobbying ...