25/01/2017

Rob Whiteman looks at the challenges ahead for local government pension schemes as government reforms take shape.

19/02/2015

Independent Commission on Local Government Finance’s report shares realistic solutions, doesn’t examine how local public services could be restructured in the interests of financial sustainability, argues Rob Whiteman.

11/12/2014

Councils are facing a potential fiscal cliff due to a combination of policies that include the council tax cap, the uncertain future of the freeze grant and the possible costs of incoming policies.

04/02/2011

With the Government unveiling its dramatic plans for shaking up the health sector, Rob Whiteman examines the future role for local government

07/07/2010

Head of the IDeA, Rob Whiteman, reveals some of his findings of a consultation process about the future of the agency

19/05/2010

Forget Facebook, say bye-bye Bebo, and even log-off Linked-in, as the IDeA launches the Efficiency Exchange, a social networking site for public sector workers looking to trade best practice. Rob Whiteman explains.

22/01/2008

Local Area Agreements are the best chance councils have had to balance local and national priorities, claims Rob Whiteman

08/08/2007

As councils from direct payments for social care services to the new concept of individual budgets, Rob Whiteman explains what Barking and Dagenham is doing.

25/04/2007

For many years, Barking & Dagenham LBC had the most homogeneous and stable population in London. Rob Whiteman analyses a changing picture.

12/01/2007

Anyone travelling east along the Thames from central London will notice the hard edge of Docklands giving way to the natural riverbank.

25/09/2006