Making the reform agenda work: LGiU seminars Spring 2012

12 January 2012

Director's Chair

By Michael Burton | 11 January 2012

Whitehall's black hole

The Local Finance Bill – an ambitious programme for localism

11 January 2012

Trying to understand what the Government is doing with the NHS

By Paul Corrigan | 11 January 2012

Last week the Prime Minister made a speech about nursing. Whilst he praised nursing he also made ...

Chief executives versus elected mayors

By Blair McPherson | 11 January 2012

Blair McPherson wonders how the two roles will develop side by side.

Do you need to reinvent yourself?

By Derek Allen | 11 January 2012

What happens to a public sector employee who is out of a job? Derek Allen gives some advice about...

Who is an 'independent person' under the Localism Act?

By Nicholas Dobson | 11 January 2012

The Localism Act is already throwing up some interesting tests for lawyers.Public sector legal ex...

New approaches in an age of massive demographic change

10 January 2012

WHITEHALL

Sutton Council raising the cap on primary class sizes

By LGiU | 10 January 2012

Sutton Council is spoiling for a fight with Education Secretary Michael Gove over its plans to ra...

HEALTH

The progressive argument in favour of lifting the private patient income cap for Foundation Trusts.

By Paul Corrigan | 10 January 2012

As I commented last week, I have given up waiting for the Government to make a coherent case for ...