FINANCE

Ministers share 'significant concerns' over council's finances

By Martin Ford | 07 September 2022

The Government is expected to grant Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) Council a £20m capi...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Local government 'over-centralised'

By William Eichler | 02 September 2022

Local government is over-centralised, inefficient and under-resourced, a new report has said.

HUMAN RESOURCES

How to avoid a winter of discontent

By Gordon McFarlane | 29 August 2022

From the cost of living crisis to a white-hot recruitment market, HR teams have a key role to pla...

FINANCE

Watchdog 'deeply concerned' over council's finances

By Martin Ford | 25 August 2022

The Accounts Commission is ‘not confident’ Shetland Islands Council is ‘financially sustainable’.

FINANCE

Councils face asset sale clampdown

By Martin Ford | 01 August 2022

Communities secretary Greg Clark is writing to councils today to confirm a tightening of rules un...

DEVOLUTION

York and North Yorkshire councils sign 'historic' devolution deal

By William Eichler | 01 August 2022

New powers are set to be transferred to a directly elected mayor in York and North Yorkshire as p...

BUSINESS

Unlocking public services' potential

By Dominic Campbell | 28 June 2022

Our public services should be the envy of the private sector, and it is up to us to unleash our o...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Avoiding the edge

By Jonathan Carr-West | 28 June 2022

As the sector gathers this week for the LGA conference, Dr Jonathan Carr-West says it’s time to s...

CLIMATE CHANGE

Are we building back better or bleaker?

By Max Wide | 27 June 2022

We glimpsed a reimagined world during the pandemic, but there is a certain bleakness stemming fro...

HEALTH

Burnham attacks Whitehall bidding culture

By Michael Burton | 21 June 2022

Central Government wastes more money than local government because of the bidding culture, Greate...

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Head of Strategic Planning and Housing

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