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COHESION
Flagging up a problem
By Kathy O'Leary | 05 September 2025
Kathy O' Leary says that while the legal guidance stresses that flags are a very British way of e...
GOVERNANCE
Filling the governance gap
By Mark Smith | 03 September 2025
As reorganisation unfolds, Mark Smith argues that supporting and building on town and parish coun...
PLACE-MAKING
Engage, design, deliver: how collaboration can boost a community's prospects
By Ross Aitchison | 02 September 2025
With a collectively minded approach to engagement and design, aspirational place policies can del...
COMMUNITIES
A museum shouldn't be the final resting place for community dreams
By Hannah Sloggett | 02 September 2025
The brilliant ideas on display in the Museum of Broken Dreams are a reminder of what could be los...
FINANCE
The £8bn opportunity sitting in council bank accounts
By Mark Shearer | 01 September 2025
Mark Shearer says having billions of pounds in unspent Section 106 and Community Infrastructure L...
LEGAL
Staying sensible when legal issues get polarised
By Aneeka Muneer | 28 August 2025
Aneeka Muneer considers the role of local government lawyers in balancing law, politics, place an...
PLANNING
'Quiet majority' favour local development
By Martin Ford | 21 August 2025
Councils have been urged to consult more widely on planning applications after newly-published re...
IMMIGRATION
More than £300m Ukrainian refugee funding unspent
By William Eichler | 19 August 2025
More than £300m given to English councils to help house Ukrainian refugees still sits in council ...
ARMED FORCES COVENANT
Working side by side with our local military
By Cllr Liz Leffman | 15 August 2025
The anticipated future expansion of the armed forces covenant legal duty only serves to bring gre...
YOUTH SERVICES
The challenge for decision makers is how best to listen to young people
By Graham Duxbury | 13 August 2025
Young people are indeed entitled – entitled to a say in the decisions we make now that will shape...
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