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Helping self-helpers 21 Aug 2013 | 02:56 pm
Nottinghamshire County Council recently launched their new advice service for older people planning their own long-term care funding. It demonstrates the importance not only of innovative new services...
Women are held back in local government by a culture that pigeonholes us into ‘women’s issues’ 20 Aug 2013 | 01:36 pm
Laura Wilkes blogs on local government's tendency to pigeon-hole women into 'women's issues', resulting in the under-representation of women throughout local government, especially in leadership roles
Frontline care workers: heroes not zeros 14 Aug 2013 | 08:43 pm
Josephine Suherman looks at why the use of zero-hours contracts are so widespread amongst local authorities, specifically for domiciliary care workers, and the impact their use can have on the quality...
Summer reading: c’llr August edition out now 9 Aug 2013 | 08:13 pm
The August edition of c'llr is out now. This time we are focusing on connected localism and innovation with a feature that includes articles about the Nesta Creative Councils programme and the One Nor...
LGiU at the 2013 Party Conferences 8 Aug 2013 | 03:04 pm
Every year, the LGiU hosts a range of popular fringes at each of the three main party conferences, as well as a local government dinner. Find out more about our fringe programme here.
Who should grant permission to frack? 7 Aug 2013 | 07:03 pm
Josephine Suherman blogs on the role of local authorities in granting planning permission for fracking operations
Beating the Cuts – with a little help from your friends 5 Aug 2013 | 07:18 pm
Jenny North, Director of Policy & Strategy at Impetus – The Private Equity Foundation, blogs on the organisation's recommendations for commissioners, in light of their recent report on the impact of l...
How can elected members foster more innovations in their councils? 5 Aug 2013 | 06:56 pm
Joan Munro, Director of the Accelerating Innovation in Local Government Research Project, blogs on how elected members can foster more innovations in their councils by creating the climate for innovat...
Champions of Community Value 5 Aug 2013 | 05:55 pm
Andrew Walker argues that local government has an important role in making community rights practical and useful, as well as defending the value of public spaces.
You know where you are with a good map 2 Aug 2013 | 06:46 pm
Siân Parkinson blogs on the importance of correctly mapping geographical data for local government, which can help improve impact assessments of national policies and help us better understand regiona...
