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EXCLUSIVE SURVEY: 'Women are being failed'
UNIONS

EXCLUSIVE SURVEY: 'Women are being failed'

By Dan Peters | 18 September 2025

One in 10 local authority female staff have experienced inappropriate touching by a manager, a landmark sexual harassment survey by trade union Unite has found.

GOVERNANCE

Understanding the Golden Triangle

By Graeme McDonald | 10 September 2025

Graeme McDonald explores a report that outlines the vital responsibilities of local government’s ...

POLITICS

New politics, new tensions

By Rob Whiteman | 02 September 2025

As Reform UK gathers this week for its annual conference, Rob Whiteman argues that with the party...

SOLACE

Making reform in Scotland the real thing

By Des Murray | 28 August 2025

As delegates gather for the Solace Scotland Conference 2025, Des Murray says progressing collecti...

PROCUREMENT

Transforming procurement

By Karen Bradford | 18 August 2025

Karen Bradford looks at how to unlock the value of procurement as a strategic tool for local gove...

DIGITAL

Calls for AI ethics and data ethics boards

By Dan Peters | 13 August 2025

Calls have been made for all councils to form artificial intelligence (AI) ethics and data ethics...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Expecting the unexpected

By Stephen Gaskell | 17 July 2025

Five years on from the easing of Covid restrictions, Stephen Gaskell says the sector proved that ...

WORKFORCE

Workforce development is an urgent priority

By By Graeme McDonald | 09 July 2025

Managing director of senior officers' organisation Solace, Graeme McDonald, says 94% of councils ...

POLICY

Experts call for slice of AI cash

By Dan Peters | 02 July 2025

Councils should get a share of the £2bn announced for artificial intelligence (AI) in the Spendin...

PLACE-MAKING

Place is dead, long live Place!

By Stephen Moir | 30 June 2025

It’s time to embrace the opportunity of reform to really put place to the forefront of all that w...

LGA CONFERENCE

How to make leadership radical, capable and agile

By Kim Wright | 27 June 2025

With the LGA Conference on 1-3 July imminent, Kim Wright – who will speak at the event – says inv...

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