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FINANCE
Councils should become primary provider of childcare, survey finds
By Mark Conrad | 06 March 2023
Councils should become the primary provider of state-subsidised childcare designed to get parents...
BUSINESS
LGPS consultants accused of 'group-think'
By Dan Peters | 03 March 2023
An independent expert has accused the big consultants of ‘group-think’ as he called for more Loca...
HUMAN RESOURCES
District leaders welcome proposed planning fee boost
By William Eichler | 01 March 2023
District council leaders have welcomed a proposal that could increase planning fees to help over-...
PLANNING
Counties' infrastructure funding faces cuts, report claims
By Mark Whitehead | 28 February 2023
Funding for infrastructure in county areas could be cut under new planning reforms, council leade...
WHITEHALL
The problem with over-reach
By Patrick Diamond | 21 February 2023
Patrick Diamond examines the continuing dysfunctionality at the centre that is holding back Engli...
CLIMATE CHANGE
A call for parity at the UK's edges
By Cllr Linda Taylor | 21 February 2023
Cllr Linda Taylor says the Government’s renewed enthusiasm for levelling up is a reset moment for...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Local government in the Land of the Long White Cloud
By Alex Parmley | 15 February 2023
Alex Parmley offers a leadership perspective from a district council in New Zealand, where local ...
PLANNING
Concerns over future housing supply
By Martin Ford | 19 January 2023
Experts have shared doubts over the Government’s approach to planning reform.
PLANNING
Levelling up Bill heads to Lords
By Martin Ford | 15 December 2022
The Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill will head to the House of Lords after weeks of haggling be...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Funding request to rescue inflation-hit City Deal
By Martin Ford | 30 November 2022
Derry City & Strabane DC is to request more funding to back its £250m City Deal as inflation thre...
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