Articles by Tom Bridge
IoW to challenge finance settlement
By Tom Bridge | 19 January 2016
A legal challenge could be launched by Isle of Wight Council over government funding cutbacks fol...
Expansion strategy for troubled families programme
By Tom Bridge | 13 January 2016
A wide-reaching government strategy to expand the Troubled Families programme and tackle ‘sink es...
Loss of RSG 'could ruin councils'
By Tom Bridge | 13 January 2016
The phasing out of grants to local government could damage service quality and put councils at ri...
Action is needed to limit more damage caused by flooding
By Tom Bridge | 13 January 2016
Flood damage could double across the UK if action fails to be taken to limit climate change, pote...
Authorities welcome £1m boost for UK mental health services
By Tom Bridge | 13 January 2016
Councils have welcomed a near billion pound government funding injection to improve mental health...
Improvement panel may disband in March
By Tom Bridge | 13 January 2016
Birmingham City Council’s chief executive has told The MJ he hopes the independent improvement pa...
Staff risk burnout from too much digital work
By Tom Bridge | 16 December 2015
Councils have been urged to ‘treat staff like adults’ after a London borough warned the rise of d...
Devo bill ignites talks
By Sam Clayden | 16 December 2015
A wave of talks on reorganisation has been sparked by government amendments to the Cities and Loc...
EXCLUSIVE: Labour rejects union's call for 'no cuts budgets'
By Tom Bridge | 08 December 2015
Pressure on London boroughs to adopt ‘no cuts budgets’ has been rejected by the Labour Party foll...
Social care funds 'uncertain'
By Tom Bridge | 25 November 2015
Councils have issued a stark warning about ‘deeply uncertain’ levels of funding for social care a...
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