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WHITEHALL
Burnham calls for Labour push on devolution
By Dan Peters | 17 May 2021
Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham has called on his party to provide ‘wholehearted support fo...
HEALTH
Who are parks for? Facing up to inequality in access to urban nature
By Fay Holland | 17 May 2021
A report from Groundwork highlights the barriers some face in accessing parks and natural spaces....
HEALTH
Making 'build, build, build' a reality
17 May 2021
Having listened to the Queen’s Speech, Cllr Darren Rodwell worries the Government is ‘overly fixa...
HEALTH
Lack of social care plans could 'destabilise' reforms
By William Eichler | 14 May 2021
Local authority leaders have warned that the absence of a long-term, fully funded plan for social...
HEALTH
More than 100 leisure centres could go bust, DCN warns
By Dan Peters | 13 May 2021
More than 100 leisure centres in England could go bust due to the coronavirus crisis, district co...
HEALTH
Javid: Devolution crucial in levelling up
By Dan Peters | 13 May 2021
Former local government secretary Sajid Javid has stressed the importance of devolution in the dr...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
We must give better support to COVID's young carers
By Charlotte Ramsden | 12 May 2021
The pandemic has led to more children and young people taking on new caring roles, and they need ...
HEALTH
We need to avoid a fractured, inefficient and uneven model of recovery
By Lawrence Conway | 12 May 2021
Any improvement to local facilities, whether economic, leisure, hardship or climate-related, shou...
LOCAL DEMOCRACY
Local elections 2021: The process demands too much of teams
By Ian Miller | 10 May 2021
Ian Miller ponders the impact of Super Thursday on the mental health of electoral teams, and says...
HEALTH
Call for tax hike to fund social care
By Martin Ford | 07 May 2021
A commission led by The Lancet and London School of Economics has argued for a 1p increase to inc...
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