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Want devolution? Abolish the DWP and give Councils more powers...
Creating a new welfare state and empowering employers should have local government at the heart. As the COVID inquiry continues and the...

Gavin Callaghan
Aug 11, 20234 min read
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Lessons from the LGA: Change Makers or Managed Decline? Time to decide.
A week on from the Local Government Association Conference 2023, I have taken some time to reflect on the state of the sector and what is...

Gavin Callaghan
Jul 14, 20235 min read
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Thurrock Council Finances: Poor Decisions or a Warning of Things to Come?
One in six councils could run out of money next year. That’s the warning from Grant Thornton UK who say that Councils in England face a...

Gavin Callaghan
Oct 7, 20224 min read
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Levelling Up must mean more to councils than mowing the grass...
As an ex-Council Leader, I try to keep out of the day-to-day commentary of the organisation I led. The truth is that is hard to watch my...

Gavin Callaghan
Aug 15, 20224 min read
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Social Care White Paper - What Does it Mean?
In December 2021 the government published the ‘People at the Heart of Care: Adult Social Care Reform’ White Paper which sets out their...

Alex Harrison
Aug 1, 20222 min read
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