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POLICY AND POLITICS
Solace urges Better Care Fund rethink
By Dan Peters | 22 April 2026
Council chief executives have called for an urgent rethink of how funds like the Better Care Fund are structured, governed and deployed.
HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE
Rethinking the Better Care Fund
By Mark Palethorpe | 22 April 2026
Moving integrated care from rhetoric to reality calls for an urgent review of how resources like ...
SOLACE
Prevention is not an ideological choice; it is a practical necessity
By Graeme McDonald | 16 April 2026
There is a risk that the sector burns more time debating boundaries, governance and organisationa...
LGA
Public servants are professionals who deserve our gratitude and respect
By Louise Gittins | 31 March 2026
Louise Gittens says public servants are real people who deliver essential outcomes for their comm...
GOVERNANCE
Tackling Incivility: A leadership priority for local government
By Robin Tuddenham | 25 March 2026
Robin Tuddenham says those working in local government are facing rising incivility, threats and ...
SOCIAL CARE
Beyond the safety net: Embedding prevention at the core of social care reform
By Tom Stannard | 20 March 2026
If we are serious about building sustainable public services and improving outcomes for our commu...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Membership manoeuvres
By Paul Marinko | 11 March 2026
How are the groups representing councils positioning themselves to secure members as the pace of ...
POLITICS
Councils prepare for political turmoil
By Martin Ford | 04 March 2026
Local government is braced for political turmoil after the Greens and Reform UK took first and se...
SOLACE
Leadership in local government is rarely about having full control
By Graeme McDonald | 03 March 2026
Attempting transformation in a complex system without bringing people with you only erodes trust ...
SOLACE
How councils can best prepare for a new political administration
By Graeme McDonald | 21 January 2026
By making preparations early, council employees can help new administrations avoid the pitfalls o...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
EXCLUSIVE: Local government outcomes framework to be expanded
By EXCLUSIVE by Dan Peters | 11 December 2025
Whitehall plan to broaden outcomes framework revealed.
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