Articles by Louise Round
Buckle up, it's going to be bumpy
By Louise Round | 11 September 2019
Louise Round says districts have received small amounts of cash to help with planning for the imp...
We cannot afford to take no for an answer
By Louise Round | 16 July 2019
Louise Round says Tandridge DC was not 'one of the lucky 50' to get through to the second round o...
Impartiality has never been more important
By Louise Round | 28 May 2019
Louise Round says that for many in districts over the coming years, the lines - red or otherwise ...
Districts are definitely ready for challenges
By Louise Round | 09 April 2019
The last two sessions of this year’s District Councils’ Network staff development programme featu...
District councils are a force to be reckoned with
By Louise Round | 19 February 2019
The DCN's annual conference recently had more than its fair share of cabinet ministers, says Loui...
Does the People's Vote clamour herald a move to more referendums?
By Louise Round | 12 December 2018
Electoral events are, of course, at the cornerstone of our democracy. But Louise Round asks if it...
The dangers of the 'no overlaps' approach to LEPs
By Louise Round | 24 October 2018
Pursuing a 'no overlaps' approach to district representation on local enterprise partnerships (LE...
We need to be using the 'C' word - conversation
By Louise Round | 01 August 2018
We need to be talking with, not to, our communities about what would work in their places, writes...
There are huge opportunities for districts to grasp
By Louise Round | 29 May 2018
Collaborating and transforming is in districts' DNA, writes Louise Round.
Time to revisit our commissioning strategies and challenge contracts?
By Louise Round | 14 February 2018
As some of the more traditional contracting arrangements get called into question, Louise Round a...
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