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FINANCE

Intervention is not enough to fix the finances

By Heather Jameson | 18 September 2024

Heather Jameson says 'the fundamental issue is no longer outlying councils doing the wrong thing ...

HOUSING

'Affordable home investment needed to meet 1.5 million homes target'

By Ellie Ames | 13 September 2024

Ministers will fail to meet their target of building 1.5 million homes over the Parliament withou...

HEALTH

Lord Darzi in public health call

By Ellie Ames | 12 September 2024

The Government must invest in public health to ease pressure on a health service ‘in critical con...

DEVOLUTION

Labour scraps counties' devo deals

By Paul Marinko | 12 September 2024

Norfolk and Suffolk CCs have revealed the new Labour Government has scrapped the directly-elected...

LEADERSHIP

Opening up to honest conversation

By Paul Marinko | 12 September 2024

Dawn Carter-McDonald’s first year in charge of Hackney LBC has had its share of ups and downs, bu...

FUTURE FORUM

Future Forum Midlands: CIPFA chief calls for reorganisation debate

By Dan Peters | 12 September 2024

The chief executive of the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy has called for a...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Public and private investment must both be in the chancellor's red box

By By Mo Baines | 12 September 2024

Chancellor Rachel Reeves won't have any more success with growth than her predecessors if she fai...

REORGANISATION

Future Forum Midlands: Clark points to reorganisation for sector

By Paul Marinko | 12 September 2024

Former communities secretary Greg Clark has said local government reorganisation should follow th...

FINANCE

Districts need long-term funding certainty

By By Ian Miller | 12 September 2024

The District Councils' Network sent off its submission to the Treasury about the Budget this week...

FINANCE

Mission: possible

By Jon Rowney | 12 September 2024

Jon Rowney says the next Comprehensive Spending Review will be one of the few opportunities that ...