Covid

By Ben Page | 02 November 2021

Councils are expected to be allowed to increase bills by 2.8% per year, says Ben Page. 'The bad n...

HEALTH

MPs say Test and Trace was expensive failure

By Ann McGauran | 27 October 2021

The NHS Test and Trace (NHST&T) was an expensive flop that relied too much on consultants and did...

BUSINESS

Partnerships – the road ahead for highways services

By Jason Glasspoole | 26 October 2021

Norse Highways is agile, with the flexibility to change delivery model and priorities to suit the...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

'Salford is the world's best levelling up opportunity'

By Heather Jameson | 26 October 2021

Tom Stannard talks to Heather Jameson about why connecting communities and levelling up can’t be ...

CLIMATE CHANGE

Local Government: The Nexus for a Bright Future

By Jes Ladva | 26 October 2021

Jes Ladva at Odgers Interim reflects on the vital importance of using cross-sector expertise to p...

Free e-books 2020

26 October 2021

While local government dealt with coronavirus The MJ team did what it could to support the sector...

ENVIRONMENT

Councils need to be brave on net-zero

By Cllr Kevin Frea | 26 October 2021

Founder of Climate Emergency UK, Cllr Kevin Frea, says that, to meet net-zero targets, councils n...

HEALTH

Local authorities are essential partners in the fight against health inequalities

By Stephen Bradley | 25 October 2021

Tom Gardiner and Stephen Bradley of the Fabian Society highlight a new collection of essays offer...

CLIMATE CHANGE

A rare moment for change

By Ross Mudie | 25 October 2021

The Centre for Progressive Policy’s annual Inclusive Growth Conference emphasised the role of pla...

ADULT SOCIAL CARE

Councils spent £21.2bn on adult social care in 2020-21

21 October 2021

Councils spent £21.2bn on adult social care in 2020-21, according to statistics published by NHS ...

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