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SOLACE
Poor behaviour getting worse, survey finds
By Dan Peters | 12 February 2025
Poor behaviour among councillors and officers is getting worse, according to a survey by senior o...
CHIEF EXECUTIVES
EXCLUSIVE: Half of chiefs have started roles in last three years
By Dan Peters | 29 January 2025
Almost half of council chief executives have taken up their roles in the last three years, resear...
POLITICS
Power grab pushback
By By Dan Peters | 23 January 2025
Labour’s localism agenda has come under fire amid accusations the party is prioritising dealing w...
COUNCILLORS
Councillor suspension power welcomed by officers
By Dan Peters | 23 January 2025
Council chiefs have welcomed Government moves to give councils powers to suspend councillors foun...
WORKFORCE
Sector targets Gen Z to tackle workforce crisis
By Joe Lepper | 23 January 2025
Councils are focusing on hiring young skilled workers to solve their recruitment and retention pr...
FINANCE
The risk of just rearranging those deckchairs
By Graeme McDonald | 22 January 2025
Graeme McDonald says that unless the sector comes together to argue for reform that truly changes...
DEVOLUTION
Two years to change the world
By Heather Jameson | 22 January 2025
As Calderdale MBC’s chief executive Robin Tuddenham takes on the role of president of Solace in w...
ASYLUM
Addressing asylum
By Paul Marinko | 22 January 2025
Paul Marinko looks at the outlook for asylum accommodation and finds that, despite complex challe...
FINANCE
We can't wait for finance reform
By Patrick Meila | 13 January 2025
Despite the pace of change in local government, the crisis in local government finance remain unt...
FINANCE
Sector call for council tax review
By Dan Peters | 13 December 2024
Local government has called for a ‘fundamental review of council tax’ in a long-awaited report.
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