Children's big, better adventure
CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Children's big, better adventure

By Ann McGauran | 09 April 2025

There may be challenges ahead, but reorganisation fan Rachael Wardell sees rays of hope as she takes over as president of the Association of Directors of Children’s Services. Ann McGauran reports.

PUBLIC HEALTH

Bridging the gap

By Louise Gittins | 01 April 2025

Cllr Louise Gittins says that with the gap in healthy life expectancy between the richest and poo...

POVERTY

Poverty: Rebuilding trust

By Vic Harper | 24 February 2025

Vic Harper argues that with many people on the financial brink, local government stands out as a...

PLACE-MAKING

Rediscovering the purpose of economic strategy

By Sarah Longlands | 05 February 2025

Being able to identify and focus in on the key objective – the ‘why’ – of economic policy is unde...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Building a brighter future for our children

By Andy Smith | 16 January 2025

Child poverty, a sector wide recruitment and retention crisis, and a ‘broken’ SEND system could f...

INCLUSIVE GROWTH

Powering up our rural communities

By Naomi Mason | 18 November 2024

Naomi Mason reports from an event focused on how the community wealth building approach works in ...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

How's the income pilot going in Wales?

By David Westlake | 24 October 2024

David Westlake and Zoe Bezeczky reflect on the early findings from the Basic Income for Care Leav...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Child poverty policy needs to be joined up

By Andy Smith | 18 September 2024

Local government needs to seize the chance to have a renewed, more rounded conversation about chi...

POVERTY

Six top tips for creating Pension Credit take-up campaigns

By Rebecca Lines | 23 August 2024

A change in eligibility rules for the Winter Fuel Payment has heightened the importance of older ...

POLICY

Working together to tackle poverty stigma in Wales – five key insights

By Amanda Hill-Dixon | 23 August 2024

Amanda Hill-Dixon sets out five insights gained by the Wales Centre for Public Policy from its ex...

POLITICS

Benefit of the doubt

By Dan Peters | 31 July 2024

Political pressure is to be piled on the Local Government Association (LGA) to strengthen its wav...

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