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TRANSFORMATION
GDS Local: A digital transformation partnership for the future
By Ian Murray | 22 November 2025
For too long the Government Digital Service (GDS) hasn't played the role it should for local gove...
HOUSING
The National Housing Bank: Will it help councils build?
By Jack Shaw | 21 November 2025
The question of whether the National Housing Bank becomes a central plank of housebuilding and re...
CHIEF EXECUTIVES
Stalled salaries risk weakening councils' top talent pool
By Paul Marinko | 20 November 2025
The news that council chief executives' salaries are failing to keep pace with inflation will onl...
LGA
LGA's Budget submission calls for investment and a significant funding increase
By Louise Gittins | 20 November 2025
Councils are a vital partner for any government, but we need to be empowered, entrusted and resou...
AUTUMN BUDGET
Boulevard of broken Budget dreams
By Jonathan Werran | 20 November 2025
Has the chancellor reached the end of the road? Jonathan Werran argues that financial redistribut...
Solace will continue to provide comfort and inspiration
By Graeme McDonald | 19 November 2025
Graeme McDonald says the name ‘Solace’ is more than a legacy – 'it’s a promise that whatever pres...
AUTUMN BUDGET
Councils must speak out on increasing tax-raising powers
By Rob Whiteman CBE | 19 November 2025
As Rob Whiteman spells out local government’s three Budget priorities, he makes it clear: council...
ADULT SOCIAL CARE
Fixing the easiest win in care spending
By Tracie Langley | 18 November 2025
A pioneering care staffing platform could save councils millions, topple agency dependence and pu...
HEALTH
Rise up to reimagine health
By Matthew Taylor | 18 November 2025
With so much funding locked into NHS provision, only bold reform in how care is delivered will un...
DISTRICT COUNCILS' NETWORK
The campaign against mega councils will continue
By Cllr Richard Wright | 17 November 2025
The knowledge that ministers agree bigger isn't necessarily best when it comes to unitarisation l...
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