EMERGENCY PLANNING
The strain caused by COVID is starting to show
By Lawrence Conway | 06 October 2020
Lawrence Conway says the continued variations to coronavirus measures introduced by Government 'm...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Grappling with the long tail of the pandemic
06 October 2020
It doesn’t matter how much the capacity and availability of testing is increased or how much the...
PLANNING
It's time for Government to level up
By Lord Kerslake | 06 October 2020
There's still time to avoid levelling up becoming Boris Johnson’s Big Society, writes Sir Bob Ker...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Where next for high streets and city centres?
By John Cooper | 06 October 2020
The Towns Fund selection process was controversial, but high streets and city centres face a bigg...
FINANCE
Bexley faces £13m overspend
By Martin Ford | 06 October 2020
The London borough has forecast this year’s budget will be exceeded by almost 10% in the wake of ...
PUBLIC HEALTH
The timing of the lifting of national lockdown was 'London-centric'
By John Cooper | 06 October 2020
The timing of the lifting of national lockdown was ‘London-centric’, leaving the north of Englan...
WHITEHALL
Report calls for government to help stretched local decision-makers
By Dan Peters | 06 October 2020
Ministers must act to ease the worries of stretched local decision-makers amid rising concerns ab...
WHITEHALL
Row over COVID enforcement
By Martin Ford | 06 October 2020
A council has clashed with the Government over the enforcement of coronavirus restrictions agains...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Making it local – real reform over reorganisation
By Alex Parmley | 06 October 2020
By putting reform ahead of re-organisation in Somerset, the districts have developed a case for c...
WHITEHALL
EXCLUSIVE: Data protection blamed for refusal to share shielded list
By Dan Peters | 05 October 2020
Frustrated council officers have blamed data protection for thwarting efforts to help vulnerable ...
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