Resilience

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GRENFELL INQUIRY

Lessons in resilience from the Grenfell tragedy

By Rob Wahl | 16 January 2025

Resilience has to be an intrinsic part of every department so that when a crisis hits, the response is quick, decisive and coordinated, says Rob Wahl.

SOLACE SUMMIT

Put in the investment to build better resilience

By Kath O'Dwyer | 17 October 2024

Kath O’Dwyer says central government must realise that operating local government ‘on a shoestrin...

LOCAL ECONOMIES

Back to a better place?

By Adam Fineberg | 02 October 2024

Adam Fineberg looks back at 2000-09 and argues that a future focus on growth could enable Total P...

FINANCE

Bidding pots launched despite ministerial pledge

By Dan Peters | 02 October 2024

Frustrated council officers are still being invited to bid for small pots of cash despite ministe...

PLANNING

Planning 'dysfunction' leaves new homes vulnerable to floods

By Ellie Ames | 04 September 2024

‘Dysfunction’ in the English planning system is leaving new housing development vulnerable to flo...

Grenfell inquiry highlights Government and council failings

By Martin Ford | 04 September 2024

Failings on the part of the Government and Kensington & Chelsea LBC enabled the Grenfell Tower di...

COVID

Learning the lessons from Covid

By Davide Vampa | 22 July 2024

The first report of the UK Covid inquiry signals that the sidelining of local government alongsid...

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