City Deals are the most exciting game in town for local government, says Simon Parker.
Local government has a powerful tradition of combining social purpose with cultural vision, says ...
Simon Parker says local government is probably not going to stop the cuts juggernaut in 2013.
An astronomical effort is needed now to reform public services for the future, according to Simon...
New business models are being developed which might mark the beginning of a renaissance for share...
Simon Parker bemoans the coalition’s muted approach to localism thus far, and makes the case for ...
Ministers appear ready to accept the idea of 'democratic decentralisation' of commissioning power...
Following George Osborne's Budget speech last week, Simon Parker looks at the impact on local gov...
Changes to business rates look set to give district councils more autonomy over local economic gr...
The future looks bright for environmental services, but only if councils take a more radical appr...
