The latest articles written by David Williams

POLICY AND POLITICS

Reviving councils' dormant powers

By David Williams | 12 September 2024

David Williams looks at how councils’ positive Victorian legacy has been curbed and sets out a ma...

WHITEHALL

Spending review: Rishi delivered what we needed, stability

By David Williams | 27 November 2020

In a time of financial uncertainty, the chancellor's Spending Review delivered basic stability. N...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Hertfordshire leads the way in managing growth

By David Williams | 05 March 2020

All 12 members of the Hertfordshire Growth Board have now approved an official working agreement ...

SOCIAL CARE

Counties are key to unleashing the entire country's potential

By David Williams | 18 December 2019

David Williams says Boris Johnson’s Government has been elected on a domestic pledge to ‘level-up...

COUNTY COUNCILS' NETWORK

Appointment of new Treasury ministers bodes well for the sector

By Cllr David Williams | 20 August 2019

Chairman-elect of the County Councils Network David Williams reviews the organisation's key asks ...

HEALTH

Hold on to public health

By David Williams | 27 February 2019

Shifting public health functions to councils has led to ‘clear progress and tangible success,’ sa...

COUNTY COUNCILS' NETWORK

Taking back some public health commissioning from councils would be a 'retrograde step'

By David Williams | 26 February 2019

With 'clear progress and tangible success' on public health delivery in local government, the su...

ADULT SOCIAL CARE

Social care must remain a local service

By David Williams | 04 September 2018

David Williams says local government must be at the heart of the social care green paper.