Solace

By Dan Peters | 02 April 2024

Ministerial promises to ‘co-design’ the Office for Local Government (Oflog) with the sector have ...

Elections show the organisation at its 'one council' best

By Kathy O’Leary | 26 March 2024

Kathy O' Leary says: 'As both pollsters and returning officers would agree, success in elections ...

HUMAN RESOURCES

Future Forum: Councils hit by absence of employee value propositions

21 March 2024

The ability of councils to attract, keep and develop future talent is being hit by the absence of...

SOLACE

Solace at 50

By Heather Jameson | 20 March 2024

As Solace hits its 50th anniversary – alongside the anniversary of the 1974 local government reor...

FINANCE

Good councils make effective use of consultants

By Graeme McDonald | 13 March 2024

'While it’s easy to dismiss reports criticising spend on consultants it is worth reflecting on wh...

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

A Faer Point

By Martin Tucker | 20 February 2024

Following last week’s by-election results, Martin Tucker ponders the electoral changing of the gu...

SOLACE

Taking public health right to the top

By Julia Weldon | 13 February 2024

Many directors of public health have the leadership approach, experience and technical ability to...

WHITEHALL

REVEALED: Productivity plan demands toothless

By Martin Ford | 13 February 2024

Councils have been told Whitehall will be unable to force them to submit productivity plans.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Chiefs back ethnicity pay gap reporting

By Dan Peters | 12 February 2024

Council chiefs have backed proposals that would place a duty on local authorities to collect data...

PLANNING

Time for a new economic playbook for place

By Robin Tuddenham | 06 February 2024

More than ever, place-making needs to be at the centre of what councils do and not at a single sp...

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