HEALTH

Pickles to councils: Hector us to give away powers

By Dan Peters | 30 October 2014

Eric Pickles has urged local government to ‘hector us’ to give away more powers as he insisted th...

FINANCE

ADASS president: Care Act needs enough funding to achieve aspirations

By Dan Peters | 29 October 2014

The Care Act needs ‘sufficient funding’ to achieve its aspirations, the president of the Associat...

WHITEHALL

Hillingdon in dramatic BCF snub

By Dan Peters | 28 October 2014

A rebel council has refused to submit a Better Care Fund (BCF) plan amid widespread dissatisfacti...

HEALTH

Developing integration

By Professor Graeme Betts | 27 October 2014

Adam Fineberg and Graeme Betts outline the steps councils need to take in order to drive a cohere...

FINANCE

Are we up to the challenge?

By Cllr David Sparks | 27 October 2014

Councils are delivering on children and young people’s services, but an increased emphasis on loc...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

It's decision time

By David Pearson | 27 October 2014

David Pearson outlines the key challenges for health and social care that will be tackled at the ...

FINANCE

Last but not least

By Jonathan Werran | 13 October 2014

The Lib Dems’ final annual party conference before next May’s General Election was, against all p...

FINANCE

Time to grasp the devolutionary moment

By Cllr David Hodge | 30 September 2014

Chairman of the County Councils Network, Cllr David Hodge, sets out the powers and fiscal freedom...