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ICBS

Why challenge can bring opportunities

By Matthew Taylor | 13 August 2025

Possibilities abound for councils to collaborate with ICBs as they undergo reform, writes Matthew...

UNIONS

The lost art of union relations

By Pam Parkes | 13 August 2025

Working with unions has changed. For councils to thrive through the coming changes, they will nee...

DEVOLUTION

Delivering on the promise of power

By Rebecca McKee | 11 August 2025

Mayors need effective economic strategies to deliver on the promise of English devolution, says R...

AIR QUALITY

Making the school run safer

By Jemima Hartshorn | 11 August 2025

More than three quarters of School Streets in London are either breaking even or generating incom...

ENERGY

Why local authorities are key to the UK's energy future

By Dr Sivachidambaram Pichumani | 11 August 2025

As the UK phases out the use of fossil fuels, Dr Sivachidambaram Pichumani presents a decision-ma...

PROCUREMENT

Pulling infrastructure delivery's hidden lever

By Mark Robinson | 08 August 2025

The way procurement is delivered is much more than a procedural step – it is a strategic tool, sa...

CLIMATE CHANGE

Expect a long wait until councils hit net zero

By Heather Jameson | 08 August 2025

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Looking beyond growth

By Sarah Longlands | 07 August 2025

In an era of no growth, we need to love the economy we have, writes Sarah Longlands.

FINANCE

The cost of fair funding

By Jon Rowney | 07 August 2025

Housing costs must be included in measures of deprivation as part of the fair funding review, wri...

INNOVATION

Looking for the evidence

By Ravi Gurumurthy | 06 August 2025

Local government should look to inject scientific rigour into new innovations, says Ravi Gurumurthy.