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Children's services progress 'slow and uneven'

By Paul Marinko | 22 July 2019

Ofsted has described the progress of Reading BC to improve its children’s services as ‘slow, unev...

New shared leadership team for council pair

By Paul Marinko | 22 July 2019

Two councils that recently reinstated the position of joint chief executive have laid out plans t...

Labour proposes outsourcing reversal

By Paul Marinko | 22 July 2019

Labour’s plans to reverse outsourcing of council services have drawn a mixed reaction from the se...

Kick-start devo deals, says Heseltine

By Paul Marinko | 02 July 2019

Former Deputy Prime Minister Lord Heseltine has called for power over housing, skills and jobs to...

Councils still dominated by male politicans, says Fawcett Society

By Paul Marinko | 02 July 2019

Women’s representation in local government is ‘at a standstill’ according to the Fawcett Society.