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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’.