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SOLACE
Bonne année French style
By Mike Bennett | 12 January 2023
The Mayors of communes in France host a fine civic tradition to welcome in the new year, celebrat...
SOLACE
So many failures looks like carelessness, as Oscar Wilde almost said
By Abdool Kara | 10 January 2023
Some combination of senior councillors and officers is at fault when it comes to council failures...
FINANCE
A review of funding is essential
By Patrick Melia | 10 January 2023
The repeatedly late publication of the provisional local government finance settlement is deeply ...
SOLACE
Is the local government workforce crisis fixable?
By Gordon McFarlane | 20 December 2022
Already at crunch point, the council workforce capacity gap is set to widen, says Gordon McFarlan...
LOCAL DEMOCRACY
Community engagement in a post-Covid age
By Jonathan Stephenson | 19 December 2022
Jonathan Stephenson looks at how, in the aftermath of Covid, we can get better insight from more ...
FINANCE
Fears as ministers eye rising council reserves
By Heather Jameson | 14 December 2022
New Government plans to scrutinise council reserves have sparked fresh fears ministers are encour...
FINANCE
Finance reform is the Christmas present we need
By Graeme McDonald | 30 November 2022
Delays in financial settlements and an absence of multi-year settlements have some very real cost...
SOCIAL CARE
A Statement of intent, but the long-term plan is lacking
By Heather Jameson | 23 November 2022
Heather Jameson says the Autumn Statement 'may have been a masterclass in political manoeuvring, ...
WHITEHALL
Solace: Capital spending will shrink overall
By Dan Peters | 21 November 2022
Capital spending in local government will still shrink overall despite chancellor Jeremy Hunt dec...
WHITEHALL
Stark Solace survey gives thumbs down to Autumn Statement
By Mark Conrad | 21 November 2022
Nine in ten senior council managers believe the Autumn Statement will impact negatively on their ...
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