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The best of both worlds in Notts

By Anthony May | 31 August 2021

Anthony May says hybrid working will play a big part in helping Nottinghamshire CC to deliver the...

Pandemic's route to devolution

By Anthony May | 13 January 2021

We must use what has been learned from COVID-19 to agree a new relationship with Government, base...

There's no justification for the 'patchwork quilt' of councils

By Anthony May | 22 September 2020

For better or for worse, the Devolution and Local Recovery White Paper should be a long overdue c...

Funding the long road to recovery

By Anthony May | 02 June 2020

The County Councils Network has set the 'income guarantee' that is crucially needed to address lo...

At times like this local government comes into its own

By Anthony May | 07 April 2020

Anthony May looks at how local government has ‘pivoted to this new normal, perhaps faster than an...

The pressure is building to talk less about climate change and do more

By Anthony May | 12 February 2020

The incentives to act on tackling climate change are clear and present, but none of us has all th...

Let's ensure the sector gets heard above the post-election hubbub

By Anthony May | 27 November 2019

To get its voice heard by an incoming government, the sector should unite around the main themes ...

Local devo deals would give counties the levers

By Anthony May | 01 October 2019

Anthony May says we need the long-awaited devolution framework and it must set out a clear bluepr...

Shared ambitions

By Anthony May | 26 June 2019

Colleagues shared their ‘passion, energy and commitment’ at the Association of County Chief Execu...

Economic value of social care tends to slip under the radar

By Anthony May | 28 November 2018

The social care Green Paper must set out proposals that recognise the need to develop a motivated...