Solace

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...

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...

SOLACE

Welcome to a bright future

By Cllr Abi Brown | 06 February 2024

The benefits of developing the sector’s own talent is self-evident, says Cllr Abi Brown. By takin...

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...

LEGISLATION

Officer warning over street votes

By Mark Conrad | 06 February 2024

Senior council officers have issued a scathing response to plans for street-level planning votes ...

SOLACE

United we stand

By Graeme McDonald | 05 February 2024

Graeme McDonald says the workforce challenges facing the sector are something that cannot be solv...

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