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Ministers urged to embrace ambitious devolution agenda

By Paul Marinko | 10 February 2020

The UK’s biggest cities have urged ministers to embrace an ambitious devolution agenda and not ‘m...

Learn lessons from the snap election, says AEA

By Paul Marinko | 04 February 2020

Council returning officers have demanded lessons ‘be learned’ after December’s snap General Elect...

K&C against contractors' immunity bid

By Paul Marinko | 04 February 2020

Kensington and Chelsea RLBC has distanced itself from efforts by Grenfell Tower contractors to re...

Examining the boarding school effect

By Paul Marinko | 28 January 2020

Councils appear to be reluctant to explore the option of placing the children they support at boa...

Ofsted chief in 'blind spots' warning

By Paul Marinko | 21 January 2020

Ofsted’s chief has warned of ‘blind spots’ in the children’s services inspection system that coul...

Jenrick in fresh anti-semitism definition demand

By Paul Marinko | 21 January 2020

Local government secretary Robert Jenrick has sent a fresh demand to council leaders for them to ...

Lessons for digital change from the new unitaries

By Paul Marinko | 21 January 2020

Nine months after the creation of two new unitary councils in Dorset, what have been the lessons ...

Brown calls for 'constitutional revolution'

By Paul Marinko | 21 January 2020

Gordon Brown has called for a ‘constitutional revolution,’ with a series of citizens’ assemblies ...

Dozens of children in care sent north of border

By Paul Marinko | 20 January 2020

English councils are sending children in care hundreds of miles from their homes to secure accomm...

York welcomes House of Lords move suggestion

By Paul Marinko | 20 January 2020

York City Council has welcomed news that the Government is considering moving the House of Lords ...