COHESION

Picking up the pieces

By Ann McGauran | 14 August 2024

Ann McGauran looks at the underlying issues that have spurred on a host of violent protests acros...

POLICY

Local government's big mission

By Nick Kimber | 07 August 2024

The Labour Government’s mission-based approach to governing is starting to emerge. Nick Kimber lo...

DEVOLUTION

The taxing question

By Anthony Breach | 06 August 2024

How Government plans to both widen and deepen devolution will be key to achieving economic growth...

POLICY

Reigniting Total Place

By Stephen Taylor | 01 August 2024

Local public sector staff do care but they are held in silos, says Stephen Taylor. He argues it’s...

INTEGRATED CARE SYSTEMS

Twelve steps to strengthening integrated care

By Steve Barwick | 23 July 2024

Phil Hope and Steve Barwick look at what the new Government should focus on to strengthen Integra...

KING'S SPEECH

Green shoots?

By Martin Ford | 23 July 2024

Planning and devolution were two of the key themes of last week’s King’s Speech, with a host of B...

COVID

Worry less about black swans, focus on grey rhinos

By Barry Quirk CBE | 19 July 2024

The studied critique of the Covid-19 Inquiry should encourage policymakers to pay more attention ...

AI

AI – progress to a local government future

By Paul Marinko | 16 July 2024

Following a discussion last year on what AI promised for the councils of the future, The MJ and P...

GENERAL ELECTION

Managing the art of the possible

By Rob Whiteman CBE | 08 July 2024

Despite the urgent issues in local government that need addressing by the new Government, the rea...

Resolving the housing crisis

04 July 2024

The Home Builders Federation's (HBF) policy and external affairs manager, Laura Markus, discusses...