Articles by Sam Clayden
Government commits to review councils' refugee capacity
By Sam Clayden | 08 March 2017
The Government has committed to publishing ‘regular updates’ on the number of child refugees rese...
Give our councils control over the health service
By Sam Clayden | 08 March 2017
Control of the health service should be wrestled from the NHS and handed to local government to i...
Innovation 'hampered' by decision to scrap children's clause
By Sam Clayden | 03 March 2017
The top children’s services officer at one of the Government’s flagship authorities has lamented ...
Police speak to Liverpool chief about BT probe
By Sam Clayden | 01 March 2017
Senior officials at Liverpool City Council, including chief executive Ged Fitzgerald, have met wi...
Devo deals threatened by DCLG's lack of conviction
By Sam Clayden | 28 February 2017
Frustrations are mounting as the lack of government capacity threatens to scupper devolution deal...
Bringing people along with us
By Sam Clayden | 28 February 2017
In his first public interview since taking over the helm at think-tank NLGN, Adam Lent speaks to ...
Deal breaker?
By Sam Clayden | 28 February 2017
As yet more devolution proposals face setbacks, Sam Clayden takes the temperature of the agenda a...
Barwell backs calls for strategic housing plans
By Sam Clayden | 28 February 2017
Housing minister Gavin Barwell has backed county calls to join up local plans across ‘functional ...
A frank and open dialogue
By Sam Clayden | 21 February 2017
Last week, two senior figures threw down the gauntlet by asking the fundamental question: what is...
Sector warned to 'plan for survival'
By Sam Clayden | 21 February 2017
Local authorities have been urged to stop being overly-optimistic and ‘plan for the worst’.
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