Covid

By Zina Etheridge | 08 December 2021

We’re not just living with the virus itself, but with the knock-on effects, says Zina Etheridge.

White van man on... the Omicron variant

08 December 2021

Let’s face it, no one knows nothing. We’re about to enter year three and none of the boffins have...

HEALTH

HMJ: The inextricable link between wealth and health

By Gwen Nightingale | 08 December 2021

Katherine Merrifield and Gwen Nightingale, assistant directors of healthy lives at the Health Fou...

NATIONAL AUDIT OFFICE

Local audit's perfect storm

By Naomi Larsson | 08 December 2021

The chair of the Public Accounts Committee has suggested the volume of late audits means Whitehal...

HUMAN RESOURCES

Spotting the signs of dysfunction in a hybrid team

By Frazer Thouard | 07 December 2021

The move to hybrid working has resulting in a seismic shift in working practices, the greatest we...

PLANNING

Give districts an equal voice in county deals

By Cllr Sam Chapman-Allen | 07 December 2021

Cllr Sam Chapman-Allen explains why district councils want to have an equal voice in developing c...

HOUSING

Closing the COVID gaps

By Rachel Flowers | 07 December 2021

Stopping communities sinking further into the inequalities that have been widened by the pandemic...

CULTURE

Cultural steps can get us back on our feet

By Bob Neill | 07 December 2021

While evidence is growing that shows how important the arts can be for our health, Bob Neill says...

FINANCE

The beginning of a new normal

By Lorna Baxter | 07 December 2021

In her final column as Society of County Treasurers president, Lorna Baxter reflects on local gov...

BUSINESS

Spielman: No silver bullet for children's social care

By Chris Mahony | 07 December 2021

Ofsted chief inspector Amanda Spielman has warned there is no ‘silver bullet’ to the long-term pr...

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