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COMMUNITIES
Reimagining the local state: Power, trust and collaboration in the Community Paradigm
By Jessica Studdert | 30 October 2025
As trust in institutions declines, the local state has a unique opportunity to renew its relation...
DEVOLUTION
Fragmented councils threaten English Devolution Bill success
By Simon Goacher | 30 October 2025
Simon Goacher says the rise of Reform UK and the shortcomings of the Government’s Devolution Bill...
WORKFORCE
Attracting young talent to public sector careers
By Manny Sandhu | 29 October 2025
Manny Sandhu shares how a new pilot campaign – unveiled at the WMJobs Expo 2025 – is energising y...
COHESION
Why local growth promotes unity
By Tom Lloyd Goodwin | 28 October 2025
Tackling inequality isn’t just about investing in the high-growth sectors of the Industrial Strat...
SKILLS
Closing the skills gap
By Greg Clark | 28 October 2025
Greg Clark ponders if post-16 reforms will finally pull the UK out of its productivity slump?
INCLUSIVE GROWTH
Balancing UK industrial strategy with Local Growth Plans
By Paige Portal | 27 October 2025
Paige Portal looks at whether local government can balance the Industrial Strategy’s national pri...
MAYORS
Should UK mayors learn from Mamdani?
By By Zoë Billingham | 24 October 2025
Zohran Mamdani leads NYC mayoral polls with bold cost of living policies, including rent control,...
REORGANISATION
Local Government Reorganisation dominates DCN chat
By By Kathy O’ Leary | 24 October 2025
The District Council's Network reception may have saw the baton handed to a new chairman, but the...
FINANCE
How do you use council cash to make a difference?
By By Adele Taylor | 23 October 2025
In the thick of local authority budgeting, it can be hard to build a business case for investment...
REORGANISATION
The emperor's new clothes revisited?
By Ian Miller | 23 October 2025
Ian Miller says local authorities’ final reorganisation proposals can ‘wax lyrical on all sorts o...
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