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REORGANISATION
A generational chance to rethink digital government
By Martin Ford | 22 July 2026
As local government undergoes widespread reorganisation, Oracle and The MJ held a timely round ta...
DEVOLUTION
Creating the civic architecture for regional growth
By Neil Johnston | 22 July 2026
As Andy Burnham pushes for deeper fiscal devolution, the real test facing England’s regions is no...
LEADERSHIP
Talent: A challenge councils are not solving
By Sandra Farquharson | 21 July 2026
With fewer than 5% of the workforce under 25, Sandra Farquharson argues that councils must stop t...
HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE
Hard truths facing the NHS
By Matthew Taylor | 21 July 2026
As Andy Burnham arrives at No10, Matthew Taylor argues that real NHS transformation demands upfro...
LEADERSHIP
The restoration of hope within local government
By Blair McPherson | 20 July 2026
Blair McPherson looks at the emotional balance sheet of local government following continual roun...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Oldham Labour offers olive branch to break impasse
By Dan Peters | 17 July 2026
Oldham Council’s Labour group has offered ‘greater collaboration’ with other parties after the au...
ASSURANCE
EXCLUSIVE: Independent assurance panel fails to update council progress
By Dan Peters | 14 July 2026
An independent assurance panel formed to ‘support, challenge and advise’ Cheshire East Council’s ...
NEIGHBOURHOOD HEALTH
How can we make neighbourhood health work?
By Lee Peart | 10 July 2026
Healthcare leaders discussed local and national levers needed to scale and sustain healthy neighb...
DEVOLUTION
Minister: Devolution now default position
By Dan Peters | 09 July 2026
Local government minister Baroness Taylor of Stevenage has claimed devolution is ‘now established...
COUNTY COUNCILS' NETWORK
County Councils Network: The local government priorities for Burnham's premiership
By Simon Edwards | 09 July 2026
Simon Edwards says Andy Burnham has begun fleshing out what his premiership could look like, whil...
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