The heat is on
August 9, 2022
Professor Jim McManus sets out the tasks ahead for directors of public health in response to changes in the climate, adding we must do all we can to achieve net zero by 2050.
Analysis
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A different future for Barnet
August 3, 2022
Dan Peters talks to Barnet LBC chief executive John Hooton about the end of the council’s controversial easyCouncil outsourcing model, its new HQ and the shift into a hybrid work pattern.
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Get ready for change
August 3, 2022
The new chair of the District Councils’ Network chief executive group Yvonne Rees, says her local authority members are up for change, but it needs to be done in a way that benefits residents. Ann McGauran reports.
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A tale of two factions
July 26, 2022
As the Tory leadership candidates start setting out their campaign policies, how much are they revealing about their approaches to local government, devolution, levelling up and social care? Martin Ford reports.
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Unfinished business
July 19, 2022
Stephen Moir is back in Cambridgeshire for his third public services role – this time as chief executive of the county council. He talks to Heather Jameson about the corporate plan, shifting cultures and the importance of good governance.
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‘Just be kind’
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Retro-fitting councils around the 21st century
The MJ and BT recently conducted a survey of local authority directors to find out how they believe 5G will affect their organisations. The conclusions formed part of the discussion at a roundtable debate. Martin Ford reports.
Moving up to the next level
Earlier this year, Suffolk CC’s peer challenge report said the time was right to drive leadership further, and ‘be bolder’. So how are leader Matthew Hicks and chief executive Nicola Beach faring? Ann McGauran reports
From the archive
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The deal appeal
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Deals of the century?
George Osborne used his Spending Review to beat the drum for the ‘devolution revolution’ sweeping the country. But are the most recent deals as good as they sound? Sam Clayden investigates whether to believe the hype