CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Is mobility going backwards?

By Chris Waterman | 14 June 2011

The Government’s plans for education could undermine hopes for tacking poverty and improving soci...

Legal questions in the Localism Bill

14 June 2011

The MJ and law firm Trowers & Hamlins held a debate to discuss some of the legal issues arising i...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Why neighbourhood planning is an opportunity for councils

14 June 2011

DCLG decentralisation minister Greg Clark explains why he believes the new planning system will b...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Shadowy figures

By John Stewart | 08 June 2011

Government plans to impose mayoral referendums have not been thought out properly, say George Jon...

ENVIRONMENT

Carbon cop-outs

By James Evison | 08 June 2011

Critics claim that changes in government policy have scuppered hopes of a new generation of energ...

HEALTH

The impact of the health reforms on councils

By Phil Cooper | 07 June 2011

What do the planned health changes mean for councils? Phil Cooper reports on a recent debate amon...

HEALTH

The crisis in care

By Dermott Calpin | 07 June 2011

Budgets pressures emphasise the need for cross party consensus on the reform of funding of care s...

HEALTH

Don't break the link

By John Tizard | 07 June 2011

Scrapping PCTs and bring in GP commissioning consortia could jeopardise links between health and ...

FINANCE

Creative potential

06 June 2011

Traditional approaches to efficiency are not enough, it is time for local authorities to take a m...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Plugging the gaps

06 June 2011

With council budgets taking the strain , the role of social entrepreneurs is more important than ...