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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...

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...

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.

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...