Articles by William Eichler
Give mayors 'significant' housing and planning powers
By William Eichler | 31 October 2016
The new wave of metro mayors set to be elected in May should be granted 'significant powers' over...
Javid open to returning taxi powers to Rotherham
By William Eichler | 20 October 2016
The communities secretary has proposed handing back the power to issue taxi driver licences to Ro...
Welsh councils get 'stability' budget
By William Eichler | 20 October 2016
The Welsh local government secretary has announced more than £4bn of funding for councils in a bi...
Greening unveils £60m social mobility fund
By William Eichler | 05 October 2016
Justine Greening has unveiled a £60m fund to improve social mobility in six 'opportunity areas'.
Lord Porter 'schizophrenic' on mayors
By William Eichler | 04 October 2016
The point of a metro mayor is to ‘take the blame’ if something goes wrong, Local Government Assoc...
North Lincolnshire plans to 'delete' senior team
By William Eichler | 28 September 2016
A major shake-up of North Lincolnshire Council’s executive management structure will save the cou...
Government committed to £95k exit cap
By William Eichler | 26 September 2016
The Government remains committed to its plans to cap all public sector exit payments at £95,000 d...
Brexit poses 'severe' risk to care sector
By William Eichler | 21 September 2016
Care services could be at risk as Brexit fuels uncertainty about the status of tens of thousands ...
Council apologises after girls' deaths
By William Eichler | 15 September 2016
Sunderland City Council has apologised ‘strongly and unreservedly’ after an independent review di...
Misconduct laws in need of reform, say experts
By William Eichler | 05 September 2016
The law governing misconduct in public office is ‘unclear, ambiguous and in need of reform’, the ...
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