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FINANCE
Firm foundations
By Jessica Studdert | 01 February 2017
Jessica Studdert breaks down the Government’s recent Building our Industrial Strategy green paper...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Earning from learning
By John Readman | 10 January 2017
As Bristol City Council ends its second successful year as the UK’s first UNESCO Learning City, J...
HUMAN RESOURCES
Mind the skills gap
By Garry Phillips | 14 December 2016
Garry Phillips says it is time to build the partnership between councils, education and local emp...
DEVOLUTION
Dugdale: Reverse attack on local democracy
By Sam Clayden | 07 December 2016
The Scottish Labour leader has outlined radical plans to reshape the UK into a federal state and ...
BUSINESS
Future Forum North: Consultant's call to shorten recruitment process
By Dan Peters | 01 December 2016
Local government may need to refine its lengthy recruitment process to attract the highest calibr...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Skills are the missing link
By Alexandra Jones | 29 November 2016
Alexandra Jones argues that the Government is missing a key piece of the puzzle in its drive to a...
FINANCE
A Cinderella story on skills devolution
By Cllr Teresa O’Neill | 16 November 2016
Devolving power to shape London’s skills system would enable councils and the mayor to make signi...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Axe clunky corporatism to tackle skills shortfall
By Stephanie Flanders | 16 November 2016
Ahead of her speech to the London Councils Summit 2016, Stephanie Flanders argues that achieving ...
FINANCE
Central government must invest £1.1bn in housing
By Sam Clayden | 16 November 2016
Whitehall must invest £1.1bn a year into affordable housing, promote economic growth and devolve ...
HUMAN RESOURCES
A growing legal skills gap
By Hugh Peart | 16 November 2016
The process of cutbacks and service reforms mean an effective council legal team is more importan...
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- LGA proposes alternative to commissioners
- EXCLUSIVE: Chiefs push for councils to be viewed equally as Government seeks to rewire the state
- Local government reorganisation: Financial sustainability amid uncertainty
- Local government reorganisation: Keeping services options open
- Calls for all councils to develop unique place-based growth plans
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