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Candidates – don't forget the local

By Bob Neill | 24 April 2019

Voters in local elections are seeking tangible action on the ground, argues Bob Neill, and local ...

Tackling knife crime must top to-do list

By Bob Neill | 20 March 2019

A holistic, whole-systems approach focusing on early, effective intervention is vital if we are t...

Councils caught in the middle

By Bob Neill | 13 February 2019

Bob Neill says nailing down a robust framework to strengthen scrutiny is an essential part of the...

Grenfell's unresolved conundrum

By Bob Neill | 08 January 2019

Nineteen months on from the fire at Grenfell Tower and we are no closer to addressing the questio...

We're not beggars and we can be choosers

By Bob Neill | 13 November 2018

With the amount of collective resources and brainpower going into the national housebuilding prog...

Thinking our way out of a problem

By Bob Neill | 04 September 2018

Slightly lost in the shuffle among the sector’s wide list of recent initiatives is the issue of i...

In defence of voter ID

By Bob Neill | 01 August 2018

The subject of voter ID has divided many people, but Bob Neill calls for those sceptical about re...

Cash injection for the NHS

By Bob Neill | 27 June 2018

Bob Neill celebrates the NHS budget rise of £20.5bn by 2023/24

Magistrates can make a difference

By Bob Neill | 29 May 2018

Bob Neill asks why more local authorities are not making more use of the valuable skills and pers...

Are there too many tiers?

By Bob Neill | 25 April 2018

The multi-tiered nature of local government is holding the sector back, argues Bob Neill.