Articles by James Evison
Sharing a chief 'beneficial for taxpayers'
By James Evison | 13 December 2016
A decision by two district councils to share a chief executive has delivered ‘significant benefit...
Report: housing targets 'impossible' for councils
By James Evison | 13 December 2016
A lack of planning resources means housing targets ‘will be impossible’ for almost 90% of local a...
One in four LEPs 'not accountable to electorate'
By James Evison | 06 December 2016
One in four local enterprise partnerships admit they are not accountable to their local electorat...
LGPS cash management commences
By James Evison | 06 December 2016
Pooling of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) has formally begun ahead of the April 2018 ...
Call for more money and engagement for STPs
By James Evison | 05 December 2016
More money and greater engagement with staff and the public will be needed for sustainability and...
Council slammed over 'widespread children's failures'
By Sam Clayden | 29 November 2016
Children’s services at Kirklees MBC have been slammed as inadequate due to ‘serious and widesprea...
EXCLUSIVE: 70% want Whitehall to spend more on local services
By James Evison | 29 November 2016
More than 70% of voters think government should spend more on local services, according to a new ...
Housing white paper delayed
By James Evison | 29 November 2016
The much-anticipated housing white paper has been delayed until the new year, communities secreta...
DCLG 'complacent' over commercial risks
By James Evison | 18 November 2016
Central government ‘must do more’ to understand local authority finances and their impact on taxp...
A rosy future for shared services?
By James Evison | 26 October 2016
Shared services are common across all tiers of local government, but what opportunities for innov...
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