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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...