Think-tank
Care satisfaction hits all-time low
Public satisfaction with social care services has slumped to the lowest level ever recorded, according to a new survey.
Council funding crisis ‘existential’
Local government’s funding crisis threatens to derail ambitions to level up the north of England, it has been claimed.
New Local chief announces departure
Adam Lent is to leave the think-tank in May.
Levelling up must continue, urges think-tank
Efforts to level up the country and devolve more powers to local government should continue following the General Election, a think-tank has urged.
‘Bad health blackspots’ hold back growth
Stark health inequalities are restricting economic growth, new research has found.
One in four Scottish councils have doubts over budgets
One in four Scottish councils fear they will be unable to balance their 2024-25 budgets, a new Local Government Information Unit (LGIU) Scotland survey has found.
Asylum ‘perma-backlog’ to impact councils
Reforms to the UK’s asylum system are likely to pile more pressure on councils struggling to support unaccompanied children, a new report has found.
Haldane: Levelling up a 'mixed bag'
Most people have yet to see the fruits of levelling up, according to a key Government adviser.
Districts hit back at compulsory unitarisation call
District councils have defended their role in revitalising local economies after a think-tank advocated wholesale unitarisation.
Hall to retire as New Local chair
Chair of the New Local think-tank Donna Hall is to step down from the role.
Public services caught in 'doom loop', think tank claims
Public services are stuck in a ‘doom loop’ of providing public services without tackling the underlying causes, a think tank has claimed.
Ban on teacher redundancies will shift cuts
A moratorium on reducing teacher numbers in Scotland will only lead to service cuts elsewhere, a think-tank has said.
Call to 'hardwire' levelling up into law
A call has been made for levelling up to be ‘hardwired into law’ by a coalition of councils and businesses in the north of England.
Going Spare over heir
As you may have read elsewhere, Prince Harry’s controversial memoir, Spare, went on sale in bookshops across the UK last week.
Gulf in communities' levels of social trust
New research has uncovered huge disparities in social trust between neighbouring communities.
Tip of the iceberg
Regular readers will recall that Bright Blue, the libertarian think-tank, last week called for mandated outsourcing of council fly-tipping and litter enforcement because some authorities have been a bit lax.
Mapping a route to clean local growth
Localis chief executive Jonathan Werran breaks down a new report on how local government can take ownership of decarbonisation and sustainable economic growth.
Care in skills crisis
Social care directors have said the sector is facing ‘a workforce crisis never seen before’ as the body of evidence swelled this week.
Future Forum: Call for relational public services
A relational approach can help councils connect with communities and improve services, according to a new report.
Levelling up must go beyond 'big ticket' projects
Efforts to level up communities must be felt at a local level for the policy to be viewed as a success by the public, politicians have been told.