Breaking down England's fiscal devolution plans
David Phillips of the IFS tells LocalGov why England's regional finance reforms are modest by global comparison and what ministers still need to get right.
The power of local systems to save lives
22/05/2020 Councils and their partners could do even more to contain the spread of COVID-19 if properly funded to undertake a robust localised system of testing, tracking and tracing, argues Professor Donna Hall. |
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More weirdos wanted!
16/01/2020 You don’t have to be brilliant at digital, algorithms or a weirdo to see that naked self-preservation and worrying about rocking the boat too dramatically is what is behind the failure to deliver local public service reform, observes Donna Hall. |
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Mending a shattered society
17/10/2019 Local government must be the glue that mends the broken bonds of our communities, writes Donna Hall. |
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District View
12/10/2010 I like the analogy in the article ‘Will shared management go the way of crushed velvet trousers’ (The MJ, 30 September 2010), comparing shared chief executives with crushed velvet trousers… aren’t they coming back in fashion this autumn? |
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District View
01/10/2008 What do members of your workforce really think of you? The ‘100 best councils to work for’ listings have just been published. |
