The latest articles written by James Maker

WHITEHALL

Extra funding eases the pain for councils

By James Maker | 05 February 2024

Whether MPs really would have voted the finance settlement down, we will never know, says James M...

HEALTH

Time for local and national action on hospital pressures

By James Maker | 20 November 2023

The County Councils Network's new report with Newton shows the causes of winter pressures are mor...

FINANCE

Inflation, finance and the future

By James Maker | 30 May 2023

Inflation may be coming down, but local government will still face some tricky decisions. James M...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Transferring LEP functions to upper tier councils goes with the policy grain

By James Maker | 04 April 2023

The County Councils’ Network will be engaging Government to ensure the transfer of LEPs is compat...

COUNTY COUNCILS' NETWORK

County devolution delivers

By James Maker | 12 December 2022

With the blueprint in place, devolution is happening, and counties across the country are prepari...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Councils need financial support to help residents and businesses through crisis

By James Maker | 06 September 2022

The County Councils Network, alongside others, will be making the strongest case possible to ensu...

WHITEHALL

A year of progress on county devolution

By James Maker | 28 June 2022

James Maker says that rather than stripping powers from any tier of local government, Clause 16 ...

ADULT SOCIAL CARE

Calculating the cost of care

By Daniel Sperrin | 25 May 2022

Local and central government must prepare for the significant workforce challenges that will be p...