Title

Connected devolution: Why LGR demands true partnership

By Emma Foy | 12 February 2026

Local government reorganisation offers an opportunity to reset how digital infrastructure support...

WORKFORCE

Why we need to support local leaders

By Steve Wilson | 05 February 2026

Councils are in danger of getting stuck in a cycle of short-term fixes and rising instability unl...

WORKFORCE

Moving forwards and showcasing the true qualities of public sector leadership

By Frazer Thouard | 05 February 2026

Frazer Thouard outlines why the hugely successful Public Sector Challenge matters now more than e...

FINANCE

Why councils need an integrated asset and finance platform

By Gladstone Brohier | 29 January 2026

When asset and finance functions are unified, councils gain clarity, confidence and control, writ...

REORGANISATION

Good job we've been practising partnership working

By Mike Dearing | 29 January 2026

As the local government sector undergoes widespread change, the forging of relationships will be ...

RECRUITMENT

The new reality of visible leadership

By Sunita Patel | 29 January 2026

Sunita Patel outlines how the need for community cohesion has presented an important challenge fo...

SOCIAL CARE

People-powered commissioning

By Austin Macauley | 22 January 2026

With support from IMPOWER, City of Wolverhampton Council has introduced a new approach to commiss...

RECRUITMENT

Those were the days

By Martin Tucker | 22 January 2026

Having spent the last 25 years helping local authorities to hire senior leaders, Martin Tucker ta...

COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT

Turning a moment into a movement

By Dan Crowe | 22 January 2026

3ni has working up and down the country to turn the Government’s Pride in Place programme into 's...

HOUSING

Innovative ways of building homes and upskilling prisoners

By Adele Gritten | 22 January 2026

Adele Gritten explains how prisons, housing providers and public-sector landowners are coming tog...