PAY

A very British COO

By Jonathan Werran | 06 October 2014

The role of chief operating officer (COO) has been embedded in private sector management structu...

FINANCE

Time to grasp the devolutionary moment

By Cllr David Hodge | 30 September 2014

Chairman of the County Councils Network, Cllr David Hodge, sets out the powers and fiscal freedom...

WHITEHALL

What does the reshuffle mean for local government?

By Michael Burton | 01 August 2014

What does the ministerial reshuffle and the departure of Sir Bob Kerslake mean for local governme...

SOCIAL CARE

The long road to wellbeing

By Heather Jameson | 17 July 2014

‘Many of our public services are no longer fit for purpose . . . nowhere more so than in social c...

Ageing population means austerity here to stay

By Michael Burton | 17 July 2014

The Office for Budget Responsibility looks ahead over the next half century.

Time is running out for budget saving options

By Michael Burton | 03 July 2014

Local authority chief executives and directors are increasingly concerned about how they will man...

Asset management – a strategic interpretation is necessary

By Steve Hanks | 26 June 2014

Steve Hanks outlines new approaches to ownership of physical assets could help local government p...

WHITEHALL

Mayors are back on the menu

By Heather Jameson | 26 June 2014

If mayors are what it takes to get the Government to take cities seriously, to devolve powers and...

Towards a common goal

By Kevin Adderley | 25 June 2014

Wirral MBC is using Public Service Transformation Network support to tackle incoherent service pr...

A place of greater safety

By MJ Correspondent | 24 June 2014

Dan Peters speaks with Waltham Forest LBC chief executive Martin Esom on the greater role local a...