Articles by Sam Clayden
Report: Further failure inevitable
By Sam Clayden | 26 July 2016
An overhaul of the Government’s ‘superficial’ approach to tackling failure in public services is ...
Local government 'best placed to tackle unemployment'
By Sam Clayden | 25 July 2016
Elected mayors and local leaders should be put at the heart of employment support as part of a ra...
Porter: Attendance allowance is business rates deal-breaker
By Sam Clayden | 22 July 2016
Local Government Association chairman Gary Porter has warned Whitehall that forcing local authori...
MPs defend chiefs after Ofsted claims
By Sam Clayden | 21 July 2016
MPs defended council chief executives after Ofsted boss Sir Michael Wilshaw claimed they were to ...
Tributes paid after ADASS president Harold Bodmer's death
By Sam Clayden | 21 July 2016
Tributes have been paid to Harold Bodmer, the president of the Association of Directors of Adult ...
Diverse devo drives pile pressure on integration plans
By Sam Clayden | 20 July 2016
Separate Whitehall and NHS devolution drives have created a ‘patchwork’ of ‘disjointed’ geographi...
South Yorkshire mayoral deal backed by minister
By Sam Clayden | 20 July 2016
Northern Powerhouse minister Andrew Percy has backed a mayoral devolution deal for South Yorkshire.
SOLACE names interim chair
By Sam Clayden | 18 July 2016
The Society of Local Authority Chief Executives has named Gavin Jones as its new interim chair.
Whitehall policies 'choke' housebuilding plans
By Sam Clayden | 15 July 2016
Whitehall’s ‘inconsistent’ housing policies have ‘choked’ local authority revenue streams and kil...
New DCLG secretary outlines priorities
By Sam Clayden | 14 July 2016
New communities secretary Sajid Javid has outlined devolution and boosting home ownership as his ...
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