Solace

By Mark Atkinson | 08 December 2015

The new council tax precept is good news, writes Mark Atkinson, but with fewer people receiving c...

FINANCE

How to develop some 'outside-in' disruption

By Eric Bohl | 19 November 2015

Eric Bohl offers an introduction to the new Society of Local Authority Chief Executives (SOLACE) ...

What role for councils after Paris?

By Mark Rogers | 19 November 2015

Mark Rogers considers how local government is in a unique position to deal with the national resp...

WHITEHALL

Combined authority is outsourcing responsibility

By Chris Game | 28 October 2015

Combined authorities are outsourcing responsibility, writes the Institute of Local Government Stu...

HEALTH

Care bosses unite in public health plea

By Jamie Hailstone | 26 October 2015

Local government and health groups have joined forces to call on George Osborne to protect public...

HUMAN RESOURCES

Boys don't cry

By Mark Rogers | 20 October 2015

Mark Rogers reflects on how life lessons have affected his outlook on local government. Building ...

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

Hampshire CC confirm the county's new chief executive

20 October 2015

A cross-party member appointment panel met earlier in the month and recommended the county’s form...

WHITEHALL

'Don't ask – just build more homes'

By Heather Jameson | 14 October 2015

Councils should just go ahead with building new homes instead of asking for permission, SOLACE su...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Ofsted accused of 'dividing the sector'

By Jamie Hailstone | 14 October 2015

The current Ofsted inspection regime for children’s services is creating a more ‘divided and uneq...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Council group makes bid for CA 'evolution'

By Dan Peters | 14 October 2015

A group of councils is calling for changes to the law as the Cities and Local Government Devoluti...

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