Title
LEADERSHIP
Thriving through inclusion
By Pam Parkes | 21 May 2025
Pam Parkes sets out why inclusion marks the road to excellence.
FINANCE
The small things make a difference
By Tracie Langley | 21 May 2025
The unitarisation of councils through reorganisation may remove the existing channels to communit...
MAYORS
Sector should welcome mayors with open arms
By Heather Jameson | 21 May 2025
Heather Jameson says: 'Much like reorganisation, strategic authorities offer a blank page to re-w...
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...
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- Cornwall silent on exit payments after chief executive and finance boss quit
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- Government told of rising complaints at Dudley after Best Value exit
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