The sniping season has started early

By Michael Burton | 31 August 2011

There is a wider political agenda behind the recent attack by a minister on SOLACE says Michael B...

Revisiting the Draft National Planning Policy Framework: A wolf in wolf's clothing

31 August 2011

ECONOMIC GROWTH

When times are hard…

By Daniel Goodwin | 31 August 2011

Why wait for signs of recovery, when councils could be getting on withcreating local opportunitie...

Austerity woes

By Dan Corry | 31 August 2011

Cuts could put at risk the work any decent council should be about: economic prosperity at the he...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Beyond the headlines!

By Nicola Bulbeck | 31 August 2011

The third sector is not only critical to the future of service delivery it is the beating heart t...

Seize the opportunity of mutuals

By Stephen Bubb | 31 August 2011

Mutualisation presents a real opportunity to increase the capacity for innovation in our public s...

Is it a council's job to promote homeownership?

31 August 2011

A new Local Government Association

By Abdool Kara | 31 August 2011

Abdool Kara makes the case for an LGA as an advocate for better council services, rather than the...

A 'tight-loose' approach to local government

By Paul Wheeler | 31 August 2011

The Coalition is adopting a ‘tight-loose’ management style when it comes to announcements on loca...

Learning about Austrian local government

30 August 2011