Articles by Sam Clayden
Reach out and Tweet
By Sam Clayden | 11 September 2018
Social media has become pervasive in our daily lives, but for the most part council chief executi...
Riordan calls for social media abuse clampdown
By Sam Clayden | 11 September 2018
One of local government’s most active Twitter users has urged social media sites to act to eradic...
Call for business rates to be scrapped
By Sam Clayden | 04 July 2018
Business rates should be scrapped and local authorities should be handed a swathe of new powers t...
Breathing life into the high streets
By Sam Clayden | 03 July 2018
Sam Clayden looks at two new reports urging a full re-purposing of the British high street in res...
NHS crisis for its 70th
By Sam Clayden | 29 May 2018
Two major reports this month said it would not be possible to maintain current levels of health a...
MPs are increasingly interested in local government issues
By Sam Clayden | 16 May 2018
The influential Public Accounts Committee has been busy investigating the major issues facing loc...
A fresh start for Salford
By Sam Clayden | 09 May 2018
Salford has seen a wave of regeneration in the past 30 years. Sam Clayden speaks to the council’s...
The sector's latest health check
By Sam Clayden | 01 May 2018
Sam Clayden looks at the interim findings of Lord Darzi's health and care review.
Building blocks for change
By Sam Clayden | 01 May 2018
Sam Clayden talks to Leeds City Council’s Richard Lewis about the strides being made within house...
A tale of two referendums
By Sam Clayden | 04 April 2018
Local government is desperate to be the source of fresh ideas for government in a post-Brexit wor...
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