Protecting town centres
Debenhams CVA: Josh Myerson and Andrew Haughey explain what councils and local authorities can do to protect their town centres.
A crackdown on sexism is the first step towards equality
14/06/2019 For a senior woman in local government to be subjected to comments about her 'good breeding hips' is appalling, says Heather Jameson - and 'let's not even get started on BAME representation'. |
Birmingham LGBT dispute: A challenge for policymakers
13/06/2019 Mark Whitehead examines the role of Birmingham City Council in helping to resolve the LGBT school row. |
A first-class learning environment
06/06/2019 Dr Owen Connick explains how, by employing hybrid ventilation, schools can maximise health, comfort and sustainability without big building works. |
'We've broken the social contract with people'
05/06/2019 Former Society of Local Authority Chief Executives president Jo Miller is leaving her chief executive role at Doncaster MBC to take up a new local government post in New Zealand. She talks to Heather Jameson about her legacy. |
Tackling people's perception of adoption
04/06/2019 As part of Big Adoption Day (5 June), Jake from the Adoptables programme, run by the charity Coram, shares his story of being adopted and his experiences at school. |
What I've learnt from reading my social services file
16/05/2019 Louise Hughes explains what impact reading her care file had on her, and calls on social workers to write their case notes with young people in mind. |
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. |
Everything local government needs to know about coffee cup recycling
09/05/2019 With applications for The Cup Fund, the UK’s largest grant for projects that boost UK paper cup recycling, closing soon, Phil Wild shares what he thinks everyone should know. |
Local government’s role in renewable energy awareness
08/05/2019 Marcus Franck explains how councils can increase awareness of renewable energy and tackle the lack of clarity on facts surrounding the technology. |
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. |
Celebrating 25 years of paint recycling
01/05/2019 Community RePaint network appeals for local authority support as it celebrates 25 years of paint recycling. Sarah Burns reports. |
Transforming rural economies
30/04/2019 Evan Wienburg argues that the transformation of our rural economies begins with infrastructure. |
Don’t play the hokey-cokey with health
18/04/2019 Local government has turned public health around despite funding cuts. Now it not the time to think about returning the service to the NHS, argues Nathan Elvery. |
Bringing efficiencies to the new Blue Badge digital service process
16/04/2019 With the Department for Transport’s new Blue Badge digital process now live, Hannah Buckley talks through the council’s strategy and transformative approach in responding to the challenges and timeframes. |
How local authorities can minimise the risk of data breaches
09/04/2019 Terry Storrar outlines the key steps councils should take to prevent a security breach. |
Unlocking low carbon finance
08/04/2019 Cllr Judith Blake explains what initiatives Leeds City Council is embracing to unlock low-carbon finance. |
Make or buy? We need market place nous and value-free analysis
03/04/2019 Mark Whitehead explores the thorny issue of outsourcing after a think tank called for Labour not to ban the controversial practice. |
Vicarious liability
02/04/2019 Helen Snow, senior associate in the employment team at Geldards LLP, looks at how to mitigate against the rogue employee. |
Heat networks can deliver huge energy savings with regional leadership
01/04/2019 Abandoning one-boiler-per-property model could deliver carbon savings, but it won’t happen without strategies at the regional level, argues Sweco's Andy King. |
The March issue of Local Government News explores alternative funding channels that are available to councils beyond the Public Works Loan Board, what hurdles merging councils face in coming together, and how local government is handling GDPR.
This issue also has a special highways and street lighting section exploring how councils can use lighting to embark on their smart city journey and using IoT technology to weather the storm.
