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Nicole Wood

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The Budget gave with one hand and took away with another

By Nicole Wood | 27 November 2024

The additional £1.3bn will not go very far once the cost of the new rates of National Living Wage...

On funding, let's not lose sight of the smaller stuff

By By Nicole Wood | 17 October 2024

There are many straightforward changes the Government could make to give councils more freedom to...

Chancellor has sector's support to find funding solutions

By By Nicole Wood | 04 September 2024

Nicole Wood says the financial picture is bleak but chancellor Rachel Reeves has plenty of suppor...

The new Government will need to be radical early

By Nicole Wood | 17 July 2024

'The good news is that local government has the expertise to enable financial sustainability, wor...

Time for serious discussion of resources

By Nicole Wood | 04 June 2024

With local government able to impact on some of the country's most pressing challenges, the secto...

Productivity matters

By Nicole Wood | 23 April 2024

Nicole Wood says the sector 'can and should bring our corporate, digital, people and commercial c...

Tough times ahead for public services

By Nicole Wood | 12 March 2024

Public finances face their toughest outlook for 80 years and there is no magical solution on the ...

Transforming the jobs outlook for young people in Essex

By Nicole Wood | 01 March 2021

Nicole Wood outlines how Essex CC has committed to creating 1,000 new entry level jobs for young ...