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Councils remain eager to grasp the opportunities offered by AI, but a recognised lack of knowledge remains a worry and the sector also remains in need of capturing the collective knowledge authorit...

REORGANISATION

Reorganisation, Reform and devolution

By Ann McGauran | 02 October 2025

Change is rippling through local government, from structural reform and new combined authorities,...

HOUSING

Future Forum Midlands: 'Conceptual chance' of meeting housing targets

By Ann McGauran | 12 September 2025

The Government’s new housing targets ‘are a better balance across the country’ with ‘a conceptual...

INTERVENTION

Future Forum Midlands: The secret to successful intervention

By Martin Ford | 11 September 2025

Birmingham City Council’s deputy chief executive Rishi Shori has revealed his insights into makin...

PROCUREMENT

Future Forum Midlands: Norse chief outlines merger challenges

By Ann McGauran | 11 September 2025

The chief executive of the Norse Group has set out his insights on the challenges of merging serv...

LEADERSHIP

Future Forum Midlands: Departing Rogers offers leadership advice

By Paul Marinko | 11 September 2025

Mark Rogers has highlighted the importance of council officers and politicians ‘knowing their lan...

REORGANISATION

Future Forum Midlands: Reorganisation should prize services over structures

By Martin Ford | 11 September 2025

Councils preparing for reorganisation have been urged to focus on delivering better services for ...

DEVOLUTION

Future Forum Midlands: Combined authority seeks 'full autonomy'

By Martin Ford | 10 September 2025

Taking the helm of the first combined county authority in England was like ‘flying the plane whil...

AI

Future Forum Midlands: Councils urged to prepare for AI 'wave'

By Martin Ford | 10 September 2025

Councils should be doing more to prepare for the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on their ...

PUBLIC SERVICE REFORM

Future Forum Midlands: Test, learn and grow to enter new phase

By Martin Ford | 10 September 2025

The Government is preparing to share learning from the test, learn and grow programme, The MJ’s F...

FUTURE FORUM

Future Forum Midlands: Councils urged to be transformational under LGR

By Paul Marinko | 10 September 2025

Councils facing local government reorganisation (LGR) have been urged to focus on ‘the transforma...

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