New-local - Page 2

By Paul Marinko | 04 June 2024

Councils can ‘renew democracy from the grassroots up,’ a borough chief has claimed in a plea for ...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Stronger Things: Public services are structured for waste, says Denham

By Heather Jameson | 04 June 2024

The current system of public services is structured to create waste, a former local government se...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Stronger Things: Real interest in community power at the top of Labour

By Ann McGauran | 04 June 2024

There is ‘real interest and engagement’ among Labour politicians nationally in community power al...

WELFARE

Knitting the net to tackle hardship

By More recently the Household Support Fund (HSF) has played a crucial role in bolstering this provision. But the HSF is now due to end in September. This is deeply short-sighted. As the National Audit Office has shown, local welfare assistance generates savings for other parts of local and national government by preventing crises spiralling. | 28 May 2024

Speaker at New Local's upcoming Stronger Things 2024 Katie Schmuecker argues councils are key to ...

WHITEHALL

EXCLUSIVE: Treasury civil servants considering how income tax devolution could work

By Dan Peters | 21 May 2024

Treasury officials are considering how the idea of devolving powers to local government to retain...

TRANSFORMATION

Strength in numbers

30 April 2024

Stronger Things comes at a crucial point, when delegates can set the agenda for a new government ...

WHITEHALL

Whiteman criticises lack of prevention focus in productivity demands

By Mark Conrad | 23 April 2024

Some ministerial productivity demands are ‘populist nonsense’ more likely to appear in election c...

DEVOLUTION

Reform should not be detached from wider purpose

By Jessica Studdert | 02 April 2024

The role of the centre and its interface with regions and localities must shift as devolution mat...

PEOPLE

New Local chief announces departure

By Martin Ford | 23 February 2024

Adam Lent is to leave the think-tank in May.

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Local government needs a 10 year plan for renewal

By Jessica Studdert | 19 February 2024

Jessica Studdert says: 'Whether or not future growth enables overall spending to rise, Treasury c...

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