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Former health minister calls for more investment in social care Subscription

15 June, 2018 By David Paine

However, LGA slams proposal to create 10 new health and care authorities

EXCLUSIVE Barry Quirk: 'We've a duty to Grenfell survivors'Subscription

14 June, 2018 By Nick Golding

Kensington & Chelsea RBC’s chief executive reveals the scale of the efforts to rehouse and support those made homeless by the fire

Lord Porter recovering after major heart surgerySubscription

14 June, 2018 By Jon Bunn

LGA chair reveals triple bypass on Twitter

Grenfell must make chiefs more empathetic and caring, says QuirkSubscription

14 June, 2018 By Nick Golding

Barry Quirk on the “moral urgency” that convinced him to head Kensington & Chelsea RBC’s widely criticised management post-Grenfell

Minister: Treasury considering revenue-based tax for online venturesSubscription

14 June, 2018 By David Paine

Treasury minister Mel Stride says “we need to find different ways of taxing online platforms”

Mark Rogers moves to Jersey to lead children's servicesSubscription

14 June, 2018 By Jon Bunn

Former Birmingham City Council chief to head new children’s department

'Grenfell has made almos rethink the way we manage fire safety'Subscription
Business rates appeals delays 'heap pressure' on servicesSubscription
Calls for new regulator to oversee councils with housing stockSubscription

Met chief takes on joint CCG roleSubscription
County told to publish secret incinerator deal dataSubscription
Mayors call on DfE to 'take handbrake off' skills devolutionSubscription

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Grenfell must now contribute to local government's rejuvenationSubscription

14 June, 2018 By Nick Golding

The Future of Planning

How technological advances can help meet housing targetsSubscription

31 May, 2018 By Robert Cusack

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Roundtable: editor's choice

‘Data excellence is more about leadership and culture than maths capability’Subscription

23 February, 2018 By Rachel Dalton

Making the best use of data is a matter of leadership, not good coding or database skills. Rachel Dalton reports on an LGC roundtable, supported by PA Consulting

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Will Cookson: Identifying your region’s comparative advantage is key to attracting new businesses

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PA Consulting Digital Barometer

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Will 2018 see the second wave of digital transformation for local government?Subscription

Realising your digital ambition: The time is nowSubscription

Opinion

Henry Kippin and Steve Eling: We must deliver growth for allSubscription

14 June, 2018 By Henry Kippin, Steve Eling

The West Midlands economy is steadily growing, but too many people have been locked out of prosperity for too long – and that must now change

Tony Travers: Grenfell inquiry must consider the public policy contextSubscription

12 June, 2018 By Tony Travers

The Grenfell Tower Inquiry will, eventually, tell us a great deal about the nature of government and also about public sector contracting in the UK.

Baker and Tuddenham: Grenfell provides three lessons for leadersSubscription

12 June, 2018 By Robin Tuddenham, Stephen Baker

The first anniversaries of the Grenfell Tower fire, the Manchester Arena bombing and London Bridge attack make this a time of sober reflection for local government.

Martin Reeves: A collective place-based approach is needed for CSRSubscription

11 June, 2018 By Martin Reeves

When LGC recently drew attention to the increase in central government’s workforce over the past two years, it prompted a minor Twitter debate about whether this was entirely a negative thing.

LGC Briefing

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Three years of evidence that universal credit isn’t workingSubscription
A military man's damming take on the nation's defence against floodsSubscription
Financial frailties will force a rethink on austerity - one way or anotherSubscription
Stella Manzie: an elite troubleshooterSubscription
Underfunded planning departments restricting housing optionsSubscription
Carillion cost revelations: five things we learnedSubscription
Social care 'value' obvious but Treasury could still defy logicSubscription
Tarzan swings and beats the drum for reorganisation - again Subscription

LGC Briefings: the archive

Idea Exchange: Best Practice

Swindon voter ID pilot

Idea Exchange: How Swindon boosted voter turnout in ID pilot

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Leadership Focus: Interview

Interview: City leader vows to carry on 'abused' predecessor's workSubscription

4 June, 2018 By Jon Bunn

DCN's Paul Shevlin: Brokenshire is a man we can work withSubscription

21 May, 2018 By Robert Cusack

Paul Robinson: Staff need both responsibility and the power to actSubscription

1 May, 2018 By Robert Cusack

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