-
Thursday 21 June 2012
-
The fire and resilience functions of CLG could be transferred directly to fire and rescue services and local government, with funding channelled through the Home Office. Photograph: Matt Cardy/Getty Images
Abolishing the CLG would bring the localism agenda to the fore, but would require a new, dedicated body, says Adrian Harvey
Continue reading... -
Early treatment can prevent long-term sick leave, Staffordshire has discovered Photograph: Graham Turner for the Guardian
An innovative new policy is reducing the number of working days lost to sickness in Staffordshire, and saving money too, writes Ian Parry
Continue reading... -
Honda's factory at South Marston near Swindon, Wiltshire, was the first new car plant in the UK for eight years. Swindon has the highest proportion of foreign-owned companies, closely followed by Aberdeen. Photograph: Toby Melville/PA
Foreign-owned businesses can bring big benefits to UK cities but some of the better performing cities also encourage domestic enterprise, writes Paul Swinney
Continue reading...
-
Wednesday 20 June 2012
-
We are living longer, so should councils do more for older people? Photograph: Antonio Olmos
Join us from 12pm on Thursday to discuss whether councils should create special departments for older people. Post comments now
Continue reading... -
The infamous roundabout at Elephant and Castle will be a key part of Southwark council's regeneration plans. Photograph: Linda Nylind for the Guardian
Southwark council leader Peter John gives a whistlestop tour of regeneration in the London borough
Continue reading... -
Tuesday 19 June 2012
-
Can planning become an all inclusive 'creative exercise'? Photograph: Linda Nylind for the Guardian
Cuts to planning staff could undermine councils' efforts at community engagement, argues Simon Dixon
Continue reading... -
Monday 18 June 2012
-
Are shared service projects the future for local government? Photograph: Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images
Three London boroughs embarked on a large-scale shared service project a year ago, so has it lived up to expectations? Leader of Westminster Philippa Roe reports the progress
Continue reading...
-
Population growth makes economic policy even more important Photograph: Olivier Laban-Mattei/AFP/Getty Images
In Northamptonshire the population is rising, how can the economy prepare for expansion and remain sustainable for future generations? Rob Purdie explores
Continue reading... -
Mark Adams-Wright, chief information officer, at Suffolk county council says that procuring through the government's Cloudstore service was simple. Photograph: Alamy
County council's CIO talks to Sade Laja about using cloud to change the way citizens access services, and his thoughts on Cloudstore and PSN
Continue reading...
-
Saturday 16 June 2012
-
"We should set out very clear expectations of what our customers want a community to be." Photograph: James Davies / Alamy/Alamy
Read our round up of the best advice from our live discussion on how housing can bring communities together, and share your own ideas
Continue reading... -
Find out what our expert panel thought about how local government can manage youth unemployment and share your own tips in the comment thread Continue reading...
What can councils do to tackle youth unemployment? Photograph: Matt Cardy/Getty Images
-
Friday 15 June 2012
-
Local authorities may be bound by strict financial reporting rules, but they can do much more to attract interest in their finances, says Grant Thornton's Paul Hughes Continue reading...
How can councils generate interest in their books? Photograph: David Sillitoe for the Guardian
-
Wednesday 13 June 2012
-
James Derounian proposes a big society gap year to stimulate community development and support local councils Continue reading...
Naomi Somerville Large (left) spent her gap year volunteering to work with adults with learning difficulties. A national civic service scheme could help local authorities provide community services. Photograph: David Sillitoe
-
Tuesday 12 June 2012
-
What can local government do to tackle youth unemployment? Photograph: Andy Rain/EPA
Join us here from midday on Wednesday to discuss how local government can work with other organisations to tackle youth unemployment, post your comments now
Continue reading... -
Should local government rely on the power of crowdsourcing? Photograph: Ryan Mcvay/Getty Images
As budgets are cut, should councils look to crowdsourcing to get projects off the ground?
Continue reading...
Local government network blog
Local government jobs
-
Browse by role
-
Browse by location
Jobs of the week
On Local Government Network
Last 24 hours
-
1.
Designing digital public services: where we went wrong
- 2. Mission impossible? How to do more for less and maintain morale
- 3. Local government has become 'bureaucratic to the point of myopia'
- 4. What is the true impact of public spending cuts?
- 5. Is the UK high street facing an inevitable 'death spiral'?
Last 24 hours
Last 24 hours
-
More zeitgeist
What is Zeitgeist?Zeitgeist is an experiment in showing trending news, topics and articles from the Guardian. Find out more in our blog post.
Local government on Twitter
-
dominiccampbell: #localgov (ok #stategov) Indiana style http://t.co/Kh3VahN0
about 7 hours, 53 minutes ago -
dominiccampbell: Indiana #localgov (well, State gov) The Capitol http://t.co/Kh3VahN0
about 8 hours, 18 minutes ago -
WeLoveLocalGov: We know we need to engage with our public and yet it is still so hard to do... Read more here: http://t.co/Gi5OOPIO #localgov #hometime
about 8 hours, 58 minutes ago
About Guardian Professional
On this site
-
More topics
Contributors
