Articles by Thomas Bridge
Under pressure
By Thomas Bridge | 12 January 2016
Councils were working hard over Christmas to deal with devastating flooding. Yet serious concerns...
Notts – keeping the young at heart
By Thomas Bridge | 12 January 2016
Nottingham City Council has introduced an innovative model for supporting young people leaving ca...
Fears for future of welfare safety net as council spend drops
By Thomas Bridge | 12 January 2016
Mounting numbers of councils are abolishing discretionary local welfare support, as MPs warn of a...
Watchdog warns 'difficult to overstate' Birmingham's financial challenge
By Thomas Bridge | 11 January 2016
Ministers have been warned it is ‘difficult to overstate’ the financial challenge facing Birmingh...
Councils better debt collectors than HMRC and DWP
By Thomas Bridge | 08 January 2016
Councils are treating people better than central government when chasing debt, according to suppo...
LGA: 475k homes approved by councils still unfinished
By Thomas Bridge | 07 January 2016
Almost 500,000 homes have been granted planning permission by councils but are yet to be built, r...
Reshuffle expands Labour's local government roster
By Thomas Bridge | 06 January 2016
Labour’s communities secretary Jon Trickett has survived a shadow cabinet reshuffle, as Jeremy Co...
Don't look back in anger?
By Thomas Bridge | 22 December 2015
From budget cuts and devolution to the refugee crisis and post-election shake-ups, local governme...
Digital drive leaves poorest pensioners without support
By Thomas Bridge | 10 December 2015
Britain's poorest pensioners could be left without vital support as services move online, a chari...
Protecting young people online
By Thomas Bridge | 08 December 2015
This year’s Behaviour Change Award went to Torbay BC for its innovative project with Devon and Co...
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