Lessons from West Berkshire Council
In our recent podcast episode, “Navigating the Storm: Surviving Amidst Financial Challenges in Local Government,” it was a pleasure to...
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- Sep 5
- 2 min
Solve the housing crisis from a place perspective
A new government can transform promises for housebuilding into sustainable development, writes Localis researcher Sandy Forsyth. “In the...
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- Sep 4
- 6 min
From Boom to Bloom: Making Local Gov IT Sustainable
In today's rapidly evolving digital landscape, technology has become the backbone of nearly every service, and local government is no...
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- Aug 28
- 8 min
Three key issues facing the Place Agenda with Local Authorities
Finances The state of local authority finances is the elephant in the room and you just can’t start to talk about the Place agenda at...
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- Aug 28
- 6 min
Too Risky?
Up and down the country local authorities have been successfully delivering large infrastructure projects for many years and many more...
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- Aug 27
- 1 min
Abi Brown OBE
Why is local government such a great career? Where else do you get to be involved with things that impact the lives of residents every...
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- Aug 27
- 1 min
Camilla Mankabady
I’ve worked in local government at Liverpool City Council, as Director of Communications for over five years now and I can hand on heart...
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- Aug 21
- 2 min
Trevor Ian Holden
People focussed and results driven. Trevor is a highly motivational senior leader of large and complex organisations, with a strong track...
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- Aug 21
- 2 min
Stephen Young
Hello my name is Stephen Young and I am currently the Chief Executive of Halton Borough Council, which is a unitary council on the border...
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- Jul 31
- 4 min
What CEOs Are Afraid Of
Deep-seated fears — of looking ridiculous, losing social status, speaking up, and much, much more — saddle children in the middle school...
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- Jul 23
- 4 min
Reviving Local Government: Lessons from PFI for a New Era
In this second article, Rob Hann, (Head of Local Government at Sharpe Pritchard) sets out some lessons from the development of the PFI...
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- Jul 23
- 8 min
A new investment programme for Local Government – building on from PFI?
Rob Hann, (Head of Local Government at Sharpe Pritchard) looks back at the local government PFI investment programme rolled out between...
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- Jul 8
- 2 min
An interview with Rachel McKoy - exploring her passion for local government and her advice on developing resilience.
In this interview, we sit down with Rachel McKoy, the esteemed Director of Law & Governance (Monitoring Officer) at the London Borough of...
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- Jul 5
- 7 min
An opportunity for transformation but ‘urgent decisions’ needed: reaction to Labour’s general election victory
An opportunity for transformation but ‘urgent decisions’ needed: reaction to Labour’s general election victory The new Labour government...
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- Jul 5
- 5 min
A good time for the sector to have friends in high places
The big picture is clear: we can start thinking of the realities of power and what it will mean for place, says Jonathan Werran. In...
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- Jul 5
- 2 min
LOCALIS RESPONSE TO GENERAL ELECTION 2024
Localis chief executive, Jonathan Werran, said: “As we awake to the new dawn, the political sky is clear, and we can start thinking of...
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- Jul 2
- 5 min
Roundtable: Collaboration and culture are key to making digital progress
Councils remain ambitious despite their funding constraints, an LGC roundtable discussion held in Cardiff in partnership with...
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- Jul 2
- 5 min
A critical role for HR in local government in 2023
Gordon McFarlane, president of the Public Services People Managers Association and assistant director in Leicestershire County Council...
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- Jul 2
- 3 min
Why monitoring officers’ status should be elevated
Commentary on the status of monitoring officers and directors of law in management structures Lawyers in Local Government (LLG) has been...
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- Jul 1
- 8 min
A Local Govt Digital Service?
There’s been a few posts recently about local govt and the crisis it finds itself in financially and from a digital perspective whether...
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