Covid

By Lawrence Conway | 13 May 2020

District councils have been working hard, along with public sector colleagues, to ensure the nati...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Struggling places will fall even further behind without targeted policies

By Andrew Carter | 13 May 2020

Every single city and town in the UK will need a localised plan that reflects their circumstances...

HUMAN RESOURCES

Will COVID-19 mean we tackle poor leadership head-on?

By Julie Towers | 13 May 2020

COVID-19 has put leadership right in the spotlight, says Julie Towers. The early findings of the...

Let's have the humility to learn

By Jonathan Carr-West | 13 May 2020

We need to learn from this crisis, says Dr Jonathan Carr-West – in terms of both the disease its...

WHITEHALL

EXCLUSIVE: Local areas left in the dark by government

By EXCLUSIVE by Dan Peters | 13 May 2020

Central government excluded local partners from key intelligence and failed to share enough infor...

SOCIAL CARE

A 'trusted national database of volunteers' can support councils during COVID-19

By Ann McGauran | 13 May 2020

RVS has provided a radical way to mobilise a volunteer army to help councils and the NHS provide ...

FINANCE

EXCLUSIVE: Districts braced for lost income

By Heather Jameson | 13 May 2020

Woking, South Norfolk and Craven DCs are likely to be the hardest hit when it comes to lost income.

HEALTH

Riordan takes on key contract tracing role

By Heather Jameson | 13 May 2020

Leeds City Council chief executive Tom Riordan will take on a key role in the Government’s contac...

WHITEHALL

Labour push for LGA to 'shout louder'

By Dan Peters | 12 May 2020

Labour politicians have called for the Local Government Association (LGA) to ‘shout even louder’ ...

CLIMATE CHANGE

District heating can help deliver on social housing energy efficiency pledges

By Dr Tanja Groth | 12 May 2020

Dr Tanja Groth discusses why district heating should form a key part of the Government’s post-cor...

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