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Winning the UK regeneration game

By Sam Clayden | 04 April 2018

There has been a resurgence of urban regeneration in the UK, in part thanks to unique partnership...

Councils continue to pay men more than women

By Sam Clayden | 04 April 2018

Council gender pay gaps vary wildly across the sector, with the average council paying women 5% l...

Holyrood debates scrapping council tax

By Sam Clayden | 29 March 2018

The Scottish Green Party has demanded an end to the ‘out of date, archaic, regressive’ council tax.

Seven steps to social care improvement

By Sam Clayden | 28 March 2018

The social care green paper announcement has reinforced the work that needs to be done to make th...

Andy Street: Championing the West Midlands

By Sam Clayden | 05 March 2018

Mayor Andy Street believes the West Midlands is experiencing an economic revival, but if all comm...

Report demands new accountability powers for local government

By Sam Clayden | 26 February 2018

Academics have demanded a raft of tools to enable local government to hold to account the ‘chaoti...

Operation sanctuary: lessons to be learned

By Sam Clayden | 26 February 2018

A serious case review into sexual exploitation in Newcastle has revealed a raft of learning for p...

Javid confirms Dorset reorganisation plans

By Sam Clayden | 26 February 2018

The Government has given the green light to ‘historic’ reorganisation plans in Dorset.

'A lot' of councils failing to look for widespread sexual exploitation

By Sam Clayden | 23 February 2018

Local authorities are not looking hard enough – or simply not willing – to uncover widespread sys...

Government to appoint commissioner to failing Bucks

By Sam Clayden | 19 February 2018

The Government has announced plans to send a commissioner to Buckinghamshire CC to turn around th...