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AUDIT
The dark side of Clarke
16 September 2020
Last week, the sector mourned the sudden departure of local government minister Simon Clarke.
SOCIAL CARE
Forget the charm, local government needs certainty
By Heather Jameson | 16 September 2020
Heather Jameson asks if Boris Johnson’s surprise appearance on a local government call this week ...
HOUSING
Devolution must back our success in delivery
By Cllr John Fuller | 16 September 2020
The pandemic has proved again that bigger Government is not always better, says John Fuller. 'We...
DEPARTMENT FOR LEVELLING UP, HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES
People matter more than places
By Donna Hall | 14 September 2020
Until we stop obsessing about the process of place and begin to reconnect meaningfully with peopl...
REORGANISATION
Think-tank proposes axing hundreds of councils
By Martin Ford | 11 September 2020
England’s 349 councils should be replaced with 69 unitary authorities, a think-tank has argued.
FINANCE
Is there the political will to push through reorganisation?
By Heather Jameson | 09 September 2020
Simon Clarke's unexpected resignation as local government minister begs the question of what happ...
ADULT SOCIAL CARE
A Programme of change for Scotland
By Heather Jameson | 08 September 2020
Scotland’s new Programme for Government offered Indyref 2 as the showstopper, but for local gover...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
The restructure we require is not to be found in our town halls
By Sarah Longlands | 08 September 2020
The devolution White Paper will reveal Boris Johnson's 'northern growth body'. But this will have...
HEALTH
Councils plead for further devolution
By Martin Ford | 08 September 2020
Local authorities require more devolved powers to drive improvements in health and social care, M...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
LEPs need capacity boost to improve delivery, research finds
By Dan Peters | 07 September 2020
Local enterprise partnerships (LEP) would be better at delivering large-scale capital projects if...
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