Opinion - Page 182

By Phil Whitman | 09 February 2022

While there are ups and downs in the world of work, ‘climbing the ladder’ is not the only way – o...

DEVOLUTION

Extending devolution beyond our city regions is a welcome move

By James Jamieson | 09 February 2022

The Local Government Association has long called for a devolution framework and the White Paper’s...

COUNCILLORS

The case for the defence

By Colin Copus | 09 February 2022

Colin Copus says councillors have long been the target for negative and unfair views about the jo...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Councils are more than a crisis management tool

By Joe Fyans | 09 February 2022

A more collaborative approach between central and local government on the distribution of the Add...

SOLACE

Must change always be so lacking in urgency?

By Graeme McDonald | 09 February 2022

Graeme McDonald says a devolution deal 'represents the very start of change, not an outcome in it...

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE

The levelling up of local government funding is long overdue

By Chris Tambini | 09 February 2022

The system for funding local services is desperately in need of root and branch reform and a half...

COUNCIL TAX

Council tax rebate won't fix a long-broken system

By Heather Jameson | 09 February 2022

The chancellor’s decision to give a rebate of £150 to those in council tax bands A-D 'has done a ...

PUBLIC HEALTH

What does the new world order look like for local government?

By Trevor Holden | 07 February 2022

Going back to the way the world was before the pandemic and returning to old ways of working woul...

DATA

Public data is the water to quench our thirst for levelling up

By Keren Pakes | 07 February 2022

Local areas can benefit from harnessing and crunching unstructured, anonymised public data from t...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Unlock the potential of social entrepreneurship to truly level up

By Alastair Wilson | 07 February 2022

It’s no surprise the Levelling Up White Paper outlines a keen interest in providing further suppo...

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