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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...