Opinion - Page 21

By Mo Baines | 03 June 2024

A new report points towards a failure from the perspective of councillors of devolution and local...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

District View

By Caroline Green | 29 May 2024

The speculation is over. Campaigning on steroids has begun for real and our election teams have s...

ENVIRONMENT

How we made our most-polluting building greener

29 May 2024

Cllr Rowena Champion explains how Islington LBC put partnership and social value at the heart of ...

FINANCE

New approach to Council Climate Action Scorecards is launched

By Annie Pickering | 29 May 2024

Annie Pickering explains what’s changed in the updated Council Climate Action Scorecards methodol...

WHITEHALL

Money matters

By Rob Whiteman | 29 May 2024

As I retire from my position as the chief executive of Chartered Institute of Public Finance and ...

HOMELESSNESS

The MJ Comment: Election starting pistol shoots down all action

By Heather Jameson | 28 May 2024

Too much of the everyday process of running the country gets paused while national politicians co...

WHITEHALL

Is devolution to metro mayors having its intended effect?

By Andrew Carter | 28 May 2024

In the political sphere, the Labour party loudly celebrated its near-clean sweep of victories at ...

PAY

Recruitment needs a radical rethink

By Sarah Longlands | 28 May 2024

A new approach matching people from disadvantaged communities with careers is bearing fruit in Bi...

SOCIAL CARE

Counties call for action in key election battlegrounds

By Simon Edwards | 28 May 2024

Simon Edwards outlines CCN members' asks of the General Election contenders ahead of polling day ...

WELFARE

Knitting the net to tackle hardship

By More recently the Household Support Fund (HSF) has played a crucial role in bolstering this provision. But the HSF is now due to end in September. This is deeply short-sighted. As the National Audit Office has shown, local welfare assistance generates savings for other parts of local and national government by preventing crises spiralling. | 28 May 2024

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