Digital Transformation, AI and Local Government: The Case for Workforce Upskilling
The new LocalGov and Multiverse report explores how workforce upskilling is driving smarter, more efficient, and inclusive local government transformation.
Without reform, no Budget can fix local government
24/11/2025 Joanne Pitt, CIPFA Senior Policy Manager, argues the Autumn Budget must pair funding decisions with long-term reform to secure local government’s future. |
Editor’s Comment: What local government wants from the Autumn Budget
17/11/2025 As councils face soaring pressures, the Autumn Budget Insights series outlines what local government leaders are calling on the Chancellor to deliver. |
Autumn Budget Insights: Local government's digital imperative
14/11/2025 Civica argues that only a properly funded, people-centred approach to digital transformation can unlock productivity and protect vital services. |
Facial Recognition: Balancing safety, privacy, and trust in local communities
13/11/2025 Tony Oliver, Head of Physical Security, North, explores how facial recognition technology can help local authorities enhance public safety. |
Autumn Budget Insights: A chance to rebuild councils
11/11/2025 Mike Short, head of local government at UNISON, argues that the Autumn Statement is a chance to protect services and staff, and renew local government. |
Councils urged to unite in the fight against fly-tipping
10/11/2025 Fly-tipping is a persistent blight on communities. Speaking to LocalGov, Dr Anna Scott, Keep Britain Tidy, urges councils to unite against waste crime. |
Autumn Budget Insights: What the local government workforce really needs
04/11/2025 Pam Parkes, President of PPMA, argues that local government cannot deliver reform or growth without investing in its workforce. |
Smarter Spaces: The case for council office reconfiguration
04/11/2025 Kingsley Clarke, Head of SCF (South West) at Southern Construction Framework, explains why councils must rethink office space. |
Autumn Budget Insights: Time to deliver for adult social care
30/10/2025 With demand rising, the Autumn Budget offers a critical chance to secure sustainable investment for adult social care, writes ADASS President Jess McGregor. |
The Move to Digital Networks: Preparing local authorities for a connected future
29/10/2025 Professor Sultan Mahmud, Director of Health and Communities at BT, urges councils to act now to prepare for the UK’s digital network switch-off. |
Redesigning Services: Anti-racist models of home improvement
29/10/2025 Without inclusive home improvement support, the wellbeing of people from racially minorities will be at risk, writes Nazia Azad of Centre for Ageing Better. |
Autumn Budget Insights: Saving supported housing
27/10/2025 Supported housing is on a financial knife-edge and needs emergency funding in the upcoming Budget, says Sarah Finnegan of the National Housing Federation. |
Supporting older people's health and fitness
24/10/2025 Phil Donnay looks at the importance for older people of keeping active. |
AI in Local Government: Success, ROI and real efficiency
21/10/2025 AI is transforming local government. But councils must balance efficiency with ethics, transparency, and citizen trust, says Matt Culpin of IEG Group. |
Autumn Budget Insights: SEND reform needed to break vicious cycle
20/10/2025 Darcey Snape of the IFS warns that without urgent SEND reform, councils face growing deficits and families risk being let down. |
Autumn Budget Insights: The local government balancing act
16/10/2025 Jonathan Werran, chief executive of Localis, explores how the Chancellor’s fiscal choices could shape local growth and investment for years to come. |
Pride in Place: Breathing new life into neglected communities
14/10/2025 Emma Lloyd, Anthony Collins, explores the new Pride in Place Programme, which will invest £5bn to help local authorities revitalise overlooked areas. |
Autumn Budget Insights: Can reorganisation and finance move in step?
10/10/2025 The Autumn Budget is a test of whether the Government can align fiscal policy with local government reorganisation (LGR), says Jonathan Carr-West, LGIU. |
Too small to matter? The cost of ignoring ‘tail spend’
09/10/2025 Nick Petheram, founder of Nomia, says that as budgets tighten, councils need to find ways to stretch resources – and ‘tail spend’ procurement is no exception. |
How data-driven fines are helping councils tackle truancy
08/10/2025 Julie Scorer, MRI Software, explores how councils are using data-driven systems and digital tools to tackle rising school absences and streamline FPNs. |
