Communities

By Simon Kaye | 13 October 2020

Elinor Ostrom was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in economics. Simon Kaye argues that her...

Councils' bonding role in relationships

By Tony Clements | 13 October 2020

Since the start of the pandemic, 10 million more citizens are spending time each week helping the...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

An online lifeline for Watford's high street

By Peter Taylor | 12 October 2020

Elected Mayor of Watford, Peter Taylor has announced a new partnership pilot that will see Watfor...

COUNTY COUNCILS' NETWORK

Seeing social care through a different lens

By Cllr David Fothergill | 12 October 2020

Social care is much more than elderly people and hospital discharges, says Cllr David Fothergill....

MANAGEMENT

Is there a local government blueprint?

By Nathan Elvery | 12 October 2020

If the sector misplaces its energies into structural reform, the point of what matters most may b...

PARISH COUNCILS

The importance of 'getting' all the tiers of the local

By Jonathan Flowers | 30 September 2020

A belief that central Government doesn’t ‘get’ councils was a theme at The MJ Future Forum. But J...

BUSINESS RATES

Central government needs to stand back

By Jonathan Carr-West | 30 September 2020

Dr Jonathan Carr-West asks if anyone has any sense of a sustained strategic focus on tackling the...

PLANNING

Any further loosening of planning laws would be a disaster for towns and cities

By Cllr Faisal Rana | 28 September 2020

Cllr Faisal Rana of Rochdale MBC argues that the government's planning White Paper will have a de...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Towns Fund selection 'warps economy'

By Martin Ford | 28 September 2020

Controversy over the selection process for the Towns Fund has led a campaign group to call for an...

HUMAN RESOURCES

Barrow urged to 'maintain momentum'

By Martin Ford | 18 September 2020

New ways of working and increased staff capacity will be required to tackle the challenges faced ...

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