WHITEHALL

Social care Green Paper delayed again amid Westminster turmoil

By Dan Peters | 12 December 2018

Turmoil in Westminster has piled further uncertainty onto local government, with the social care ...

FINANCE

More hard graft ahead next year

By Jo Miller | 12 December 2018

Brexit, improved system leadership and fixing the divisions between Whitehall and local governmen...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Does the People's Vote clamour herald a move to more referendums?

By Louise Round | 12 December 2018

Electoral events are, of course, at the cornerstone of our democracy. But Louise Round asks if it...

WHITEHALL

Scrutiny chief in failure warning

By Dan Peters | 10 December 2018

Failure in local government is likely to become more prevalent in the years ahead due to looming ...

FINANCE

Future Forum North: 'Get a grip on mysterious DCS role'

By Dan Peters | 07 December 2018

Local authority bosses should get a grip on the ‘mysterious’ director of children’s services [DCS...

DEPARTMENT FOR LEVELLING UP, HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES

Future Forum North: SOLACE president urges sector to be less humble

By Martin Ford | 06 December 2018

The sector has been urged to make the case for better funding itself instead of relying on the Mi...

WHITEHALL

Scrutiny can reduce Government intervention risk - Kerslake

By Dan Peters | 04 December 2018

Rishi Sunak has called for scrutiny to receive a ‘strong commitment from the top’ of councils ami...

DEPARTMENT FOR LEVELLING UP, HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES

Denial won't make cash-poor councils' problems vanish

By Heather Jameson | 28 November 2018

It must be nice to be Melanie Dawes, to live a life of optimism and confidence. Few senior counci...

FINANCE

Denver tax 'demonstrates fiscal devolution need'

By Dan Peters | 23 November 2018

The introduction of a 0.25% sales tax in Denver is ‘further proof of the need for devolved politi...

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

Swales to be next SOLACE president

By Martin Ford | 12 November 2018

The Society of Local Authority Chief Executives (SOLACE) is expected to name Martin Swales as its...

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