Opinion Archive
LGC's opinion archive of expert comments on local government matters
Opinion and blogs from LGC
Inside Out: The cost of service cuts
We are all poorer for the current lack of compassion running through the government’s policies, says LGC’s Insider
Mediawatch: Never a dull moment as Ukip hits the headlines
Weeks on from the local elections and Ukip continue to dominate the headlines
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LGC View: Confidence survey
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Patient feedback coming to a council near you
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Michael White: two cheers for the Queen's Speech
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Inside Out: Being fair to Ukip
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Shared leadership towards improved health and wellbeing outcomes
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LGC View - A race against time
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Michael White: UKIP and the NHS
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Power and control: the state of local government funding
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Achieving true integration
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Only Pickles bucks the centralisation reform trend
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A kick in the ballot box
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We need a stronger prescription for medical leadership
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Mediawatch: Desperately seeking the right suffix
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The warning signs in NHS emergency care
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The big four
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Regional leadership on health
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Planners are on the side of the people
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Can the NHS still deliver major service change?
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It's time to recognise the impact of benefit changes
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Mediawatch - Council papers, Mr Pickles and the P-word
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Every little helps
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How Right to Buy turned into a bonanza for the wealthy
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The low-profile NHS agency that will punch above its weight
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Inspection a key driver of change?
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LGC View - Local elections
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The Risky Business of Innovation
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More power to the patient voice
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'The conviction politician who can inspire local government'
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The NHS needs calm heads, not panic headlines
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The local energy programme of Stoke-on-Trent
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Keeping local authorities moving
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Metro mayors would end the underperformance
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GPs dodge the spotlight of scrutiny as hospitals face full glare
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Has the NHS bitten off more than it can chew?
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If only central spending had followed local government's lead
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This is where the real work begins
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LGC View - Budget 2013
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Sir David Nicholson scathed at Westminster
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Inside Out - Should I stay or should I go?
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Mediawatch - Welfare reform: look back in anger?
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LGC View - Data sharing
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This is a human concern, not a technological issue
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Competition, conspiracy and cock-ups
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We have to fix this
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Volunteers are a big local asset
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Council tax needs to be rehabilitated
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The real power of the peer challenge
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Mutual benefits
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The importance of talented staff
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The electorate has pushed the alarm button
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Celebrating culture in austerity
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Francis demands more honesty from the NHS
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A pressing case for county-focused local growth deals
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Mediawatch: Sexing up single person's discount
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Loosen the constraints to help London grow
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Trusts risk unwanted legacy with short-term savings
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Inside Out - Police and crime commissioners
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Mediawatch: Fire, brimstone and a stunned silence...
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LGC View - Ukip in the council chamber
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Michael White: vultures circle the NHS
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Cancer’s hidden price tag
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Michael White: Hunt picks a fight with the nurses
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When a super-policy is not a solution
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LGC View - Spending round 2015-16
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Inside Out - The law of unintended consequences
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Michael White: NHS reform hits home
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Inside Out - John Lennon v Margaret Thatcher
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Translating strategies into outcomes
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Solace Summit Series
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Saying no to the tobacco industry
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Michael White: The NHS defeated Thatcher
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Inside Out - Small things really count
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Mediawatch - Welfare reform: the rhetoric and the reality
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The cost of piloting the benefit cap
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The Margaret we knew - by her favourite council's leader
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She will never be forgotten, by friend or foe alike
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'Her legacy is malign but worse is to come'
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Pressure crushes NHS’s flowering talent
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Elvis and snow – local authorities go digital
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Learning by taking risks…
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The money drought is set to continue
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Inside Out - Reorganisation
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Mediawatch - March madness has been in the media air...
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Cities are ready and still waiting
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A step change
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Making sure schools are fit for purpose
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MPs’ flexibility push should end underspends
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Health and Wellbeing Boards will need support from those around them
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Jones and Stewart were right and remain right
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A smooth transition: local networks to tackle welfare reform
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Recognising the impact of open spaces
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Judging the real risks to the NHS
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Inside Out - Budget blues
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Mediawatch - A media frenzy over mansions and macaws
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Look and learn
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A tale of two councils
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LGC View - Sector-led improvement
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Changes to the rules on whistleblowing
