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FUTURE FORUM

Future Forum: Robots in two years

By Dan Peters | 20 March 2025

Robots with artificial intelligence (AI) will be here in two years, a tech guru has told The MJ’s...

HEALTH

Future Forum: 'NHS is stuck on its own hamster wheel'

By Dan Peters | 19 March 2025

Taking public health out of the NHS made it easier for the health service to avoid thinking about...

INTERVENTION

Future Forum: Commissioner tells chiefs to invite challenge

By Dan Peters | 19 March 2025

The lack of transparency and challenge are common themes in all council failures, a local governm...

REORGANISATION

Hampshire hits reorganisation deadlock

By Dan Peters | 13 March 2025

No decision will be made on the number of unitaries that will cover Hampshire and the Solent ahea...

POLITICS

Frustrated mayors delay campaign on fiscal devo

By EXCLUSIVE by Dan Peters | 13 March 2025

Labour mayors frustrated by the lack of fiscal devolution are holding back from stepping up their...

FINANCE

Finance warning amid growth fears

By Joe Lepper | 13 March 2025

Pressures on local government could become more acute amid fears of ‘lacklustre’ growth, sector e...

REORGANISATION

McMahon piles pressure on deadlocked Surrey councils

By Dan Peters | 12 March 2025

Labour’s local government minister Jim McMahon has piled pressure on councils in Surrey to push a...

POLITICS

McMahon hints over councillor suspension power

By Dan Peters | 12 March 2025

Local government minister Jim McMahon has hinted he will push ahead with handing councils the pow...

REORGANISATION

Consultants earn from reorganisation shake-up

By Dan Peters | 12 March 2025

Under-threat councils have commissioned expensive consultants amid the reorganisation shake-up.

REORGANISATION

Deadline looms for 'high level' reorganisation plans

By Dan Peters | 12 March 2025

Ministers have told senior sector figures that the 21 March reorganisation plans should be ‘light...

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