Articles by Thomas Bridge
Report: STPs will 'fail' without better collaboration
By Thomas Bridge | 07 June 2016
Care integration and sustainability and transformation plans (STP) will fail without better colla...
Approaching the devo summit?
By Thomas Bridge | 02 June 2016
With the Government facing constant pressure over devolution, Thomas Bridge examines the latest a...
Rotherham in bid to be 'child-centred' borough
By Thomas Bridge | 02 June 2016
Rotherham MBC has announced plans to become a ‘child-centred borough’ two years on from the Jay R...
Authority writes off £300,000 debt
By Thomas Bridge | 25 May 2016
A debt of almost £300,000 will be written off by Blackpool Council following the collapse of a lo...
Queen's Speech 2016: Councils face fresh demands under 'care covenant'
By Thomas Bridge | 18 May 2016
Plans to speed up adoption and raise scrutiny on council support for young people were outlined i...
Meeting over chief's time at WMCA cancelled
By Thomas Bridge | 17 May 2016
A meeting on how much time Coventry City Council’s chief executive will spend running the West Mi...
Combined authorities must not compete over staff, MPs warned
By Thomas Bridge | 12 May 2016
Economic growth in the North and Midlands may fail unless councils ‘put competition aside’ on hir...
'Half-baked' Housing Bill to become law
By Sam Clayden | 12 May 2016
The controversial Housing and Planning Bill will become law after peers finally gave up their fight.
Bite the ballot
By Thomas Bridge | 11 May 2016
As the dust settles on the local elections, Thomas Bridge analyses the real outcome for local gov...
Andy Burnham considering bid for Greater Manchester mayor
By Thomas Bridge | 06 May 2016
Labour’s shadow home secretary Andy Burnham is considering standing to be mayor of Greater Manche...
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