CHIEF EXECUTIVES
EXCLUSIVE: Half of chiefs have started roles in last three years
By Dan Peters | 29 January 2025
Almost half of council chief executives have taken up their roles in the last three years, research shared exclusively with The MJ has revealed.
EMERGENCY PLANNING
Councils to take part in national pandemic exercise
By Martin Ford | 17 January 2025
Local authorities will take part in the UK’s largest-ever pandemic exercise later this year.
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
ADCS: Cuts have led to poor safeguarding outcomes for children
By William Eichler | 15 January 2025
The combination of poor-quality housing and the cost-of-living crisis is contributing to ‘family ...
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Floating Dover's community boat
By Dan Peters | 17 December 2024
Rebecca Dyer talks to Dan Peters about how Dover DC is acting as a facilitator, encouraging resid...
NET ZERO
Councils 'hamstrung' on net zero
By Dan Peters | 26 November 2024
Ambitious local authorities striving to make their operations net zero by 2030 are being ‘hamstru...
COVID
The Covid Inquiry needs a local voice
By Henry Bermingham | 29 July 2024
Henry Bermingham calls for the Covid Inquiry to consider giving a greater voice to local governme...
COVID
Learning the lessons from Covid
By Davide Vampa | 22 July 2024
The first report of the UK Covid inquiry signals that the sidelining of local government alongsid...
COVID
Worry less about black swans, focus on grey rhinos
By Barry Quirk CBE | 19 July 2024
The studied critique of the Covid-19 Inquiry should encourage policymakers to pay more attention ...
HEALTH
Working to create healthier communities
By GLL’s Joseph Rham | 19 June 2024
Against a backdrop of worsening health inequalities and mental health problems, it is heartening ...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Mission: Possible
By Andrew Greenway | 05 June 2024
Work is underway to develop a practical solution, in collaboration with local authorities, for de...
WHITEHALL
EXCLUSIVE: Councils given 100,000 asylum housing target
By EXCLUSIVE by Mark Conrad | 21 May 2024
Councils have been told to identify an extra 100,000 bedspaces for asylum seekers this year amid ...
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