David Cameron is pledging that a Conservative government would train a 5,000 strong “neighbourhood army” to set up community groups, based on an idea from the U.S.
Cllr Stephen Greenhalgh, Cllr Colin Barrow and Cllr Edward Lister, Leaders of three flagship London Councils are asking the new Government for the freedom to show how to save £13.9bn of public money while delivering better services
The government today announces a “mutual manifesto” as it unveils plans to allow people to own and run a plethora of local services including council estates and SureStart centres.
Elderly people who have been in residential care for two years will have the costs paid for the rest of their lives under Labour plans to reshape the welfare state, The Times has learnt
Extra funding of 180m has been pledged for a ?major expansion? of financial services offered by the Post Office. The new money is on top of 1.7bn currently being invested in the 11,500 branches, with the aim of making them more sustainable.
The Greater Manchester city region is to go ahead after the last wavering council, Stockport MBC, came on board. The city region project suffered a blow earlier this month when Stockport and Trafford MBCs abstained on its creation.Trafford later decided to join
Hammersmith & Fulham LBC is LGCs Council of the Year – praised by the judges for doing something very special in challenging times. The tribute came at the climax of the annual awards at Londons Grosvenor House Hotel.
Last week saw the launch of the latest book from John Seddon’s stable, Systems Thinking in the Public Sector: Case studies delivering public services that work. It is a volume of case studies showing how local authorities using his ideas have made massive improvements in service in conjunction with dramatic reductions in costs.
Last week saw the launch of the latest book from John Seddons stable, Systems Thinking in the Public Sector: Case studies delivering public services that work. It is a volume of case studies showing how local authorities using his ideas have made massive improvements in service in conjunction with dramatic reductions in costs.
The future of libraries depends on the ability of councils to lead reform, rather than followng clauses and conditions decided by central government, the LGA has said