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DEVOLUTION
Unpicking our centralised state is a long-term endeavour
By Jessica Studdert | 30 July 2025
The English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill is a crucial milestone on a long journey, s...
PAY
Jumping the pay hurdle
By Graham Farrant | 30 July 2025
BCP Council has completed its transformation by delivering a long-awaited equal pay deal. Graham ...
HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE
How tech can help support underserved residents
By James Townsend | 29 July 2025
Technology offers on-demand, scalable and sustainable solutions that can work alongside councils ...
YOUTH SERVICES
Why legislation alone won't end the postcode lottery of youth work support
By Leigh Middleton | 29 July 2025
In order to create consistent, high quality and sustainable youth work provision there needs to b...
FINANCE
Fair Funding Review 2.0: Transitional arrangements will be critical
By Tracy Bingham | 29 July 2025
Some councils may have reserves to support fair funding transition, but this is not sustainable l...
DEVOLUTION
Reflecting on devolution
By Katherine Fairclough | 29 July 2025
Katherine Fairclough considers the power of partnership in the Liverpool City Region.
PROCUREMENT
Links in a chain
By KIngsley Clarke | 29 July 2025
Kingsley Clarke looks at what local government teams need to know about construction SMEs’ Procur...
FINANCE
Short term gain could lead to long term pain
By Adele Taylor | 28 July 2025
A lack of investment in adult social care prevention even for a short period of time will have lo...
PLACE-MAKING
Cities that measure what's easy will miss what's essential
By Nick Kemp | 28 July 2025
Cllr Nick Kemp explains how a city-level environmental, social and governance framework for Newca...
DEVOLUTION
Local government needs genuine devo
By Louise Gittins | 25 July 2025
The Local Government Association 'supports devolution where governance is local by default, with ...
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