Mark Whitehead
Glasgow CC offers ‘olive branch’ in equal pay row
Talks will take place today in a bid to settle the equal pay row that led to a two-day strike by more than 8,000 women.
Building a future
Women working in the construction industry are very much in the minority, but they could be a valuable source of much-needed skills especially post-Brexit. Mark Whitehead reports on a round table discussion attended by executives from industry and Waltham Forest LBC to provide some answers
Will the sexual exploitation scandal extend to local government?
A string of allegations against MPs over sexual harassment has thrown Westminster into turmoil. Mark Whitehead turns the spotlight on the local government landscape.
Council to change employment terms after shock departure
Bolton MBC is expected to change the terms of appointment for top jobs in the wake of its former chief executive quitting the post.
£80m fund opened to tackle social issues
The Government has opened an £80m fund for applications to support an initiative aimed at tackling entrenched social problems.
Bolton looks to change rules after Najsarek 'disappointment'
Bolton MBC is expected to change the terms of appointment for top jobs in the wake of its former chief executive quitting the post.
Rush for school formula may result in cuts to funding
Schools are being rushed into planning a new funding formula aimed at distributing support more fairly, local government education spokesman Roy Perry has warned.
Corbyn appoints Morris as new shadow communities secretary
Left-wing Labour MP Grahame Morris has replaced Jon Trickett as shadow communities secretary as leader Jeremy Corbyn was forced to reshuffle his top team.
Business leaders urge Bristol councils to get on with devo
Business leaders in the South West have urged councils in the Bristol area to speed up plans for a new combined authority and elected mayor.
Robot Amelia to answer council queries
A US-based technology firm will deploy what is thought to be the first European public sector use of artificial intelligence (AI) at Enfield LBC.
Northern Powerhouse relaunch after criticism
The Northern Powerhouse is today being relaunched following criticism that the current project has failed to make enough progress.
Storm over ‘biased’ guide to EU vote
Council chiefs were this week frantically checking their EU referendum guidance as scrutiny ramped up ahead of the 23 June poll.
Views from the top on the digital revolution
Mark Whitehead reports from a round table discussion at London’s BT Tower in which council leaders and technology experts exchanged views and ideas on the digital revolution
Chiefs hit back at TV exposé
Social services directors have hit back after Birmingham City Council was featured in a highly-critical Dispatches TV programme.
Executives’ big bonuses give ALEOs bad reputation
Arm’s-length bodies created by councils in Scotland have been warned over the size of salaries and bonuses paid to their top people.
Austerity 'rules out reorganisation option'
Further reorganisation of council structures in Wales is no longer possible because of continuing austerity, local government leaders in Wales have warned.
Opposition to TTIP grows
Enfield LBC has joined the ranks of opposition to a controversial EU-US trade deal.
Steelworks: procurement policy ‘too little too late’
The MP for an area that lost its steelworks has accused the Government of trying to ‘pass the buck’ to councils to save the industry.
Council denies dumping ‘illegal’ schools evidence
A London council has rejected claims by a national newspaper that it destroyed evidence of more than 1,000 pupils being educated at illegal religious schools.
Digital coalition launched
A new organisation has been launched to develop internet-based services for councils.
