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POLITICS
Can council working relationships survive an extreme political shift?
By Blair McPherson | 30 October 2025
Blair McPherson looks at what happens to relationships between officers and members when an extreme party gains power.
LEADERSHIP
Taking a cue from the chief
By Blair McPherson | 22 September 2025
Organisations are like people and the person they are most like is the chief executive, says Blai...
POLITICS
New politics, new tensions
By Rob Whiteman | 02 September 2025
As Reform UK gathers this week for its annual conference, Rob Whiteman argues that with the party...
LEADERSHIP
In tandem at the top
By Ann McGauran | 17 June 2025
Stepping into high profile professional leadership roles in the sector is benefitting their own c...
LOCAL ECONOMIES
Moving on beyond the backlash
By Katie Matthews | 23 May 2025
Katie Matthews says Business Improvement Districts are sustaining diversity, equality and inclusi...
LEADERSHIP
Thriving through inclusion
By Pam Parkes | 21 May 2025
Pam Parkes sets out why inclusion marks the road to excellence.
WORKFORCE
Shifting the dial on diversity
By Jess Gibbons | 12 February 2025
Brighton & Hove City Council has made huge progress on inclusion, but the work isn’t finished yet...
COMMUNITIES
Rethinking co-production
By Briony Banks | 31 October 2024
It’s time for councils to reconsider their approach to co-production by adopting a more flexible ...
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE
Money is tight, but ambition is greater
By Matthew Gordon | 24 October 2024
The challenge facing public finances is severe, but it should not get in the way of ambitions for...
COMMUNITIES
Allyship: A necessity for leadership
By Greg Hayes | 03 September 2024
The ugly scenes of unrest in recent weeks have left the nation reeling.
ECONOMIC GROWTH
The regeneration gap
By Jonathan Swain | 21 May 2024
As local and regional government colleagues gather in Leeds this week for UKREiiF 2024, Jonathan ...
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