Personal Independence Payment for people with mental health problems: Implications for local government
Richard Machin outlines the findings of a new paper exploring the impact of welfare reform on local government services.
To what extent is the environment shaping national politics?
15/05/2019 Erica Popplewell explores what the local election results can tell us about concerns for the countryside and environment. |
Lack of elections in Northamptonshire: An attack on local democracy?
10/05/2019 With a suggestion that local government reorganisation in Northamptonshire may not take place now until 2021, why were there no local elections in the county last week? Mark Whitehead investigates. |
Local election 2019: Conservatives lose more than 1,300 seats
06/05/2019 The two main parties suffered a bigger defeat than predicted in the 2019 council elections with the Conservatives losing 1,334 councillors and Labour losing 82 seats. |
Conservatives struggle at the polls as Lib Dems gain
03/05/2019 The two main political parties have made big loses in the local elections, with the Liberal Democrats and independents looking like the real winners of the night. |
The local is where the repairs begin
02/05/2019 The things these elections should really be about – homes, schools, high streets, care and children’s services - are being fatally undermined by dysfunctional national politics, says Dr Jonathan Carr-West. |
Council elections: Warning over lack of progress on female representation
02/05/2019 Only 34% of all candidates running in today’s local elections are women, new research has revealed today. |
This issue of Public Property examines how how flexible workspaces can lead the way in regeneration for local authorities, Why local authority intervention is key to successful urban regeneration schemes and if the Government’s challenge of embracing beauty is an opportunity for communities.
The March issue also takes a closer look at Blackburn with Darwen Council's first digital health hub to help people gain control over health and care services.
