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FINANCE

Should residents get cashback to discourage Nimbyism?

By Michael Burton | 10 August 2016

With Number 10 suggesting cash revenues from shale gas exploration could bypass councils, Michael...

THIRD SECTOR

Communicating after Brexit

By Ben Page | 10 August 2016

Results from the EU referendum show how local government must transform engagement with its resid...

THIRD SECTOR

The importance of partnerships

By Louise Round | 10 August 2016

Councils must remember the importance of relationships in this era of Brexit, Louise Round

HEALTH

Charities' plea for overhaul of social care services

By Jamie Hailstone | 02 August 2016

A coalition of 16 Scottish charities has called for a major overhaul of Scotland’s social care su...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Wirral going on a summer holiday

By Juggy Landay | 02 August 2016

Wirral Council has achieved a boom in the region’s visitor economy that could be crucial for wide...

DIGITAL

A drive on digitising

By Greg Thomas | 02 August 2016

Councils must recognise that digitising public services is the key to engaged communities, says G...

THIRD SECTOR

Is trust an over-rated word?

By Mark Miller | 02 August 2016

Building trust in local government is crucial and Cambridgeshire is radically rethinking its appr...

WHITEHALL

Poverty adds billions to social care bill, claims foundation

By Jamie Hailstone | 01 August 2016

Tackling poverty in England is costing local authorities more than £12bn a year in additional soc...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Holyrood to carry on with named person programme

By Jamie Hailstone | 29 July 2016

Scottish ministers have vowed to carry on with their controversial plans to appoint a named perso...

FINANCE

A job for the local

By Andrew Muter | 27 July 2016

Local government has done impressive work in the eight years since the financial crash. Andrew Mu...