Creating a new welfare state and empowering employers should have local government at the heart. As the COVID inquiry continues and the...

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...

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...

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...

In December 2021 the government published the ‘People at the Heart of Care: Adult Social Care Reform’ White Paper which sets out their...