Opinion - Page 178

By Nickie Aiken | 28 February 2022

By scrapping the Vagrancy Act we are a huge step closer to ending rough sleeping, says the MP who...

FINANCE

White Paper has welcome ambition but fails to mention role of austerity

By Sir Stephen Houghton | 25 February 2022

Even if the Government streamlines funding arrangements it will not be able to achieve any of the...

CLIMATE CHANGE

Change is coming and local authorities will need to adapt

By James Fawcett | 25 February 2022

Councils must grapple with planning issues now so that as much development as possible is adapted...

LEGAL

Lessons on procurement from Croydon's Public Interest Report

By Louis Sebastian | 23 February 2022

In the context of the most recent Public Interest Report on Croydon LBC, Scott Dorling and Louis ...

HEALTH

Mission impossible?

By Jo Bibby | 23 February 2022

Jo Bibby asks if the Government’s blueprint for levelling up can really deliver the healthier and...

COUNCIL TAX

The golden chance to make digital strides

By Rachael Walker | 23 February 2022

Rachael Walker looks at the systems challenges ahead for councils as they gear up to distribute t...

HUMAN RESOURCES

The art of good leadership

By Dawar Hashmi | 22 February 2022

Director of executive search at Penna Dawar Hashmi looks at the various definitions of leadership...

PAY

For councils the retention challenge is particularly stark

By Claire Kober | 22 February 2022

Claire Kober says the chances of a ‘brain drain’ as council staff leave for better pay and prospe...

ADULT SOCIAL CARE

We need action, not a taskforce

By Michael Burton | 22 February 2022

The Levelling Up White Paper announced a taskforce into the lack of housing with care for the ret...

COUNCIL TAX

I crave the days when our annual financial cycle was just that

22 February 2022

Tracy Bingham realises the world of finance directors and their work is only going to get more un...

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