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ECONOMIC GROWTH

Councils can help Government with messages of hope

By By Caroline Green | 11 October 2024

When it comes to delivering inclusive economic growth, local government has deliverable solutions...

FINANCE

Breaking free from short-term fixes

By By Owen Mapley | 11 October 2024

The sector needs immediate support to 'start planning for an alternative to episodic crisis manag...

HR

Who will plug the staff gap

By Dawn Roberts | 11 October 2024

Dawn Roberts presents the findings of a report that sets out Scotland’s most pressing workforce c...

MAYORS

Metro mayors see potential tensions ahead

By Andrew Carter | 11 October 2024

Andrew Carter says we will only have to wait until later this autumn to find out exactly how far ...

FINANCE

The big calculation conundrum

By David Phillips | 10 October 2024

With the Budget in sight, David Phillips says that even if chancellor Rachel Reeves manages to av...

POLICY

Will councils have to give ground for extra funding?

By Paul Marinko | 10 October 2024

Paul Marinko says there is hope within the sector that an improved sense of collaboration with go...

PLANNING

Planning for flood resilience is crucial

By Sandy Forsyth | 10 October 2024

Ambitious planning reform must be anchored by flood resilience measures, says Sandy Forsyth

FUNDING

The costs of supporting people fleeing conflict must be recognised

By Alison Griffin | 09 October 2024

Alison Griffin says that recently the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and t...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Growing challenges

By Greg Clark | 09 October 2024

Greg Clark sets out the obstacles the Government’s forthcoming Industrial Strategy must address t...

Avoiding an expensive white elephant

By Robert Kilgour | 09 October 2024

Robert Kilgour argues Scotland’s National Care Service plans have become a costly ‘cosmetic exerc...