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LGIU

Carving out a financial solution

By Jonathan Carr-West | 13 March 2024

With local government currently in the spotlight in General Election year, Dr Jonathan Carr-West ...

FINANCE

Partnership working is making major projects deliverable

By Sheila Oxtoby | 13 March 2024

Great Yarmouth's core spending power has more than halved between 2010-11 and 2023-24, but it ha...

FINANCE

Revolutionising temporary workforce solutions

By Rebecca Davis | 13 March 2024

The approach taken to temporary workforce management within councils often falls short in several...

HEALTH

Local government can drive an inclusive transition to net zero 

By Emily Morrison | 13 March 2024

Emily Morrison calls for a place-based approach to net zero transition, saying national policy is...

FINANCE

EXCLUSIVE: No pay offer until after local elections

By Dan Peters | 12 March 2024

Local government employers will not make a pay offer until after the upcoming local elections in ...

FINANCE

Tough times ahead for public services

By Nicole Wood | 12 March 2024

Public finances face their toughest outlook for 80 years and there is no magical solution on the ...

FINANCE

Adult social care demand reaches unprecedented high

By Martin Ford | 12 March 2024

The King’s Fund’s annual social care report published today found adult care requests hit a recor...

LOCALIS

Tacking the scourge of waste crime

By Jonathan Werran | 12 March 2024

Government should introduce an intermediate tax band to bridge the gap between standard and lower...

FINANCE

'Housing emergency' council calls for Whitehall action

By Mark Conrad | 12 March 2024

A council that recently declared a housing emergency has written to six Whitehall departments, ur...

WHITEHALL

Oflog should consolidate financial results monthly, say accountants

By Dan Peters | 11 March 2024

The Office for Local Government (Oflog) should consolidate the financial results and position of ...