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The Local Authority is a podcast by Local Government Chronicle and TPXimpact. Each month, the podcast will ask fundamental questions about how local government needs to adapt to fulfil its f...
With more than 5,000 seats up for grabs across English councils in May, this episode of The Local Authority examines what the elections coul...
Metro mayors are the poster boys for devolution, but councils have a vital but often unappreciated role in combined authorities – soon to be...
Millions of people rely on social care every day, but it has long been a service in crisis with soaring demand, workforce shortages and inad...
There has been a growing focus on neighbourhood working in local government for several years and now everybody seems to be talking about ne...
More than 165,000 children are currently estimated to be living in temporary accommodation as more and more families find themselves homeles...
In this special episode of The Local Authority, LGC’s editorial team review the biggest stories of the year and look ahead to what might be...
In this episode of The Local Authority podcast, LGC’s head of content Kirsty Weakley is joined by Alan Clark (Barnet LBC), Kevin Fox (Capita...
Almost a fifth of pupils are now classed as having special educational needs but under the current system parents feel they have to fight to...
The role of councillors has never been more important, with local government reorganisation set to reduce their number while ministers aim t...
This episode is sponsored by Downing. Downing is a responsible investment manager with nearly a billion pounds of assets under management in...
Tackling climate change is a key priority for councils across the country, and energy policy is an indispensable part of this work. In this...
The English devolution white paper outlines ambitions to join up public services, hand mayors more influence over arms length bodies and giv...
The English devolution white paper, published in December, commits to “a permanent shift of power away from Whitehall” and a rewiring of nat...
The English devolution white paper, published in December, commits to “a permanent shift of power away from Whitehall” and a rewiring of nat...
In a world of squeezed budgets and increasing demand, improving outcomes while saving money has become the holy grail for local government....
One of the government’s first acts on coming to power in July was to launch a consultation on changes to the National Planning Policy Framew...
This episode is sponsored by Brightwood. Brightwood Capital is a $6 billion private credit firm that specialises in providing customised sen...
Continually looking for savings and efficiencies in the quest to balance the books has become a way of life for local authorities. But strik...
BONUS: This episode is from the LGC Investment Series Podcast which brings you exclusive content from our LGPS focused event series. In this...
Last week Labour won the general election and a new government is in place. To discuss what this might mean for local government, including...
Home to school transport has become an increasing pressure on council budgets as a combination of increases in demand from pupils with speci...
It's 3pm on 03 May, and the local election count is on. In the LGC news room for this special Local Authority episode, LGC deputy editor Mar...
The local elections are just around the corner, with everyone in England and Wales able to vote in either council, metro mayor or police and...
Councils are increasingly recognising the value of involving communities in the design of services meanwhile financial pressures have seen t...
Children’s services are frequently cited as the biggest current pressure on council budgets, with costs having spiralled in recent years. Bu...
The UK is one of the most centralised countries in the world and local authorities enjoy few revenue raising powers when compared with their...
Spiralling inflation has pushed up the cost of borrowing while the high-profile failure of some councils that took on large amounts of debt...
For the past decade, the government’s preferred model of devolution has been to combined authorities with directly elected mayors. However,...
Many officers start their careers as specialists in their field, such as finance, law, social care or planning, but the nature of their job...
May’s elections saw more than 80 councils change political control with an increase in the number of councils under no overall control. Ofte...
For the fourth year in a row the government has handed councils a single year finance settlement, albeit with some indication of what to exp...
More councils are struggling than ever before: in the past two years eight councils have been subject to formal government intervention or o...
Joining Sarah this month is Robin Tuddenham, chief executive at Calderdale MBC; Sarah McClinton, president of ADASS and director of health &...
Across society, businesses and other organisations have woken up to the importance of diversity in the workforce and the improvements it can...
The workforce crisis facing local government has been well documented: from planners and finance teams to social workers and housing officer...
The Local Authority Podcast goes live! Joining our chair, Thomas Kohut, Principal Consultant at TPXimpact this month is Kersten England, chi...
On Monday 5 September the next prime minister of the United Kingdom was announced, followed by the appointment of a new cabinet and set of j...
It is widely accepted that the 2014 reforms to the provision of services for children and young people with special educational needs and di...
More than a million households are currently on the waiting list for social housing and councils are struggling to build new homes to meet t...
This episode of The Local Authority podcast features panellists Peter Stanyon, chief executive at AEA Elections; Darren Hughes, chief execut...
Joining Local Government Chronicle editor, Nick Golding this month is: Jill Colbert, Chief Executive at Together For Children and Defence Ch...
In this new episode of The Local Authority, editor of Local Government Chronicle, Nick Golding speaks to the panellists about 'The Squeeze'....
This exciting new episode of The Local Authority podcast explores devolution. Following the publication of the government’s flagship ‘Levell...
Ring in the new year with a brand-new episode of the Local Authority Podcast. Joining Nick Golding, editor of Local Government Chronicle thi...
Joining LGC editor Nick Golding this month is; David Simmonds, Conservative MP for Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner; Jessica Studdert, deputy c...
The October episode of The Local Authority will explore the relationship between climate change and local government, ahead of the upcoming...
September brings with it a brand new episode of The Local Authority Podcast as Nick Golding, the editor of LGC leads a conversation about 'L...
In this month’s episode of The Local Authority, editor of Local Government Chronicle Nick Golding speaks to panellists about the ‘New Normal...
Episode one of the Local Government Chronicle and FutureGov podcast has landed! Our host, editor of LGC Nick Golding and his guests discuss...
Hear from host Nick Golding, Editor of Local Government Chronicle, on what The Local Authority Podcast is all about. Each month LGC will ass...