With all the change that has happened over 50 years it feels like the time is right for another l...
Few expected the King’s Speech and Autumn Statement to be the silver bullet that solved local gov...
Graeme McDonald says the sector's investment in people has a way to travel to get back to the lev...
The media has been full of negative stories about local government, says Graeme McDonald. A more...
We should all recognise the need to improve standards in public life more broadly, not least as l...
Giving councils statutory powers over economic development alongside the right funding would brin...
With many councils set for 'another set of politically volatile elections', Graeme McDonald turns...
Too often, recruitment specifications are narrowly focused on local government achievements, says...
There is no silver bullet that will solve local government’s workforce challenges but thinking sm...
Delays in financial settlements and an absence of multi-year settlements have some very real cost...
