Opinion - Page 175

By Adam Lent | 10 March 2022

Adam Lent looks at what’s on offer at New Local’s Stronger Things event, with speakers including ...

IMMIGRATION

Councils leap into action to support the people of Ukraine

By Heather Jameson | 09 March 2022

What can councils do in the face of this crisis? Quite a lot, it seems, says Heather Jameson. She...

COUNTY COUNCILS' NETWORK

A fresh vision

By Luke Tredidgo | 08 March 2022

A new report from Newton and the County Councils Network presents a vision for what the future of...

BUSINESS

Give communities a real stake in skills improvement

By Dr Marius S Ostrowski | 08 March 2022

Dr Marius Ostrowski says Local Skills Improvement Plans, one of the Government’s key Levelling Up...

THIRD SECTOR

Social value must not be a tick box exercise

By Mo Baines | 08 March 2022

Mo Baines says councils should not simply apply the principles of the Social Value Act to outsour...

HUMAN RESOURCES

Social workers: how to recruit and retain the best

By Sonia Tanda | 08 March 2022

Using mental health as a key starting point, Penna’s Sonia Tanda offers some top tips on how to r...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Keeping on top of electorial reform

By Quentin Baker | 08 March 2022

Returning officers and elections teams will need additional resources to implement and maintain t...

FINANCE

Levelling up is leaving London 'levelled down'

By Gareth Roberts | 08 March 2022

Leader of Richmond LBC Cllr Gareth Roberts says that while his London borough is a ‘wonderful’ pl...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Unlocking the Humber's growth potential

By Krishanthi Carfrae | 08 March 2022

Krishanthi Carfrae explains how the public and private sectors are working together in the Humber...

HEALTH

Councils must learn from COVID complaints

By Michael Hyatt | 08 March 2022

The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman’s report on the first 18 months of its investigati...

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