COVID

Free e-books 2020

While local government dealt with coronavirus The MJ team did what it could to support the sector through a difficult period. As people shifted to home working, we made the decision to make The MJ available as a free ebook. 

While local government dealt with coronavirus The MJ team did what it could to support the sector through a difficult period. As people shifted to home working, we made the decision to make The MJ available as a free ebook. 

You can find the 2020 issues of The MJ available below: 

Read 17 December ebook here.

Read 10 December ebook here.

Read 3 December ebook here.

Read 26 November ebook here.

Read 19 November ebook here.

Read 12 November ebook here.

Read 5 November ebook here.

Read 29 October ebook here.

Read 22 October ebook here.

Read 15 October ebook here.

Read 8 October ebook here.

Read 1 October ebook here.

Read 24 September ebook here.

Read 17 September ebook here.

Read 10 September ebook here.

Read 3 September ebook here.

Read 20 August ebook here.

Read 13 August ebook here.

Read 6 August ebook here.

Read 30 July ebook here. 

Read 23 July ebook here.

Read 16 July ebook here.

Read 9 July ebook here.

Read 2 July ebook here. 

Read 25 June ebook here.

Read 18 June ebook here.

Read 11 June ebook here.

Read 4 June ebook here.

Read 28 May ebook here.

Read 21 May ebook here.

Read 14 May ebook here.

Read 7 May ebook here.

Read 30 April ebook here.

Read 23 April ebook here.

Read 16 April ebook here.

Read 2 April ebook here.

Read 26 March ebook here.

Read 19 March ebook here. 

COVID

The more things change

By Ann McGauran | 11 December 2023

Funding and asylum policy are just two of the themes that have bookended an eventful year in local government. Martin Ford and Ann McGauran look at some of t...

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Juggling with council-owned companies

By Paul Rushworth | 01 February 2023

Paul Rushworth looks at the challenges associated with the corporate governance of local authority-owned companies and the methods which can be used to overc...

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Now is the time for government to invest in community businesses

By Nick Plumb | 05 January 2023

Community businesses are resilient in tough times, and that’s why the Government needs to prioritise them during the cost of living crisis, says Nick Plumb.

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Review of 2022

By Martin Ford | 14 December 2022

As 2022 draws to a close, Martin Ford looks back on the ups and downs of a year that was dominated by political drama and financial challenges.