Articles by Bob Neill
Talk to councils first on COVID
By Bob Neill | 22 September 2020
The centre’s lack of communication with councils on crucial aspects of COVID policy – including t...
We need to break the deadlock
By Bob Neill | 09 June 2020
This weekend marks the three-year anniversary of the tragic fire at Grenfell. While welcoming the...
We must take stock
By Bob Neill | 06 May 2020
Sir Bob Neill says that in the ‘grown-up public discussion’ that he hopes will take place after t...
Councils are at the heart of this fight
By Bob Neill | 01 April 2020
Councils’ understanding of the communities they serve and ability to disseminate information to r...
Reflections on a reshuffle
By Bob Neill | 25 February 2020
Bob Neill looks at what the latest Cabinet reshuffle will mean to local government and why the se...
Time for more than warm words
By Bob Neill | 27 November 2019
Bob Neill says the deadlock that has racked Westminster for the last three years means real actio...
Working together after the storm
By Bob Neill | 23 October 2019
At first glance there’s much for local government to get its teeth into in the Queen’s Speech, no...
Preserving the delicate balance
By Bob Neill | 18 September 2019
Bob Neill says that in too many cases the delicate balance between recovering what is owed to cou...
Be bold with Boris
By Bob Neill | 06 August 2019
As a former mayor of London, Boris Johnson understands devolution. Bob Neill urges the sector not...
Banging on the Treasury's door
By Bob Neill | 02 July 2019
The whole sector needs to get behind MHCLG to ensure it punches above its weight and ‘has the clo...
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