Title
DEVOLUTION
How will the Government engage with a more politically diverse group of mayors?
By Andrew Carter | 20 May 2025
Andrew Carter says that 'as mayors grow in profile and power, the emphasis needs to be on compete...
IMPROVEMENT
A mirror to success
By Mark Smith | 20 May 2025
The peer review process shows that Chippenham Town Council should be confident about what it achi...
COMMISSIONING
Procuring with panache
By Amy Hurst | 20 May 2025
It’s time to co-create a new era of commissioning with communities, says Amy Hurst.
ECONOMIC GROWTH
How great city regions can shine again
By Mike Emmerich | 20 May 2025
More of the ‘good London effect’ is needed in more of the country, without the bad capital city e...
POLITICS
Uncertain times
By Jonathan Carr-West | 20 May 2025
Following spring's seismic shift in politics, councils face a 'dauntingly busy' summer, writes Jo...
WELFARE
Welfare: The playing field is anything but level
By Ian Greaves | 19 May 2025
The Welfare Reform Green Paper was driven by a wish to save money rather than to support disabled...
REGENERATION
Regeneration: Overcoming opposition to deliver infrastructure
By Tom Osborne | 18 May 2025
Upgrading infrastructure may be a government policy but it can face huge local opposition. Tom Os...
FINANCE
Councils operate in an adult social care system that needs fundamental reform
By Jon Rowney | 18 May 2025
When Dame Louise Casey’s commission on adult social care delivers its recommendations, two condit...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Time to empower the places that matter
By Ravi Gurumurthy | 16 May 2025
Labour's Neighbourhood Commission is not just good politics, but good policy says Ravi Gurumurthy.
HR
No time to be lost
By Stephen Baker | 16 May 2025
Stephen Baker reflects on what councils can do now to prepare their workforces for transition to ...
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