In a post-pandemic world, will local authorities be more willing to embrace future risk and accept the existence of unknown threats? Christopher Walker reports.
Councils are £715m over budget and PM Andy Burnham says social care reform is essential to stop the NHS collapsing — here's what it means for local government.
How councils perceive vulnerability, not just financial position, shapes whether they fall into a cycle of short-term cuts or build longer-term resilience.