LGiU England & CCLA Cllr Achievement Awards 2019 – the winners!
We run through the events and winners of LGiU & CCLA’s Cllr Achievement Awards 2019.
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LGiU Fortnightly 24 January: Devo 2.0 and lessons from Australia
Devo is back but what might it look like this time around? Jonathan and Andrew read the tea leaves. And Ingrid spoke with Luke Nicholls…
Australia, England & Wales, Global
Local Government Benchmarking Framework – 2018/19 Overview Report
Last week, the Improvement Service released Local Government Benchmarking Framework’s National Benchmarking Overview Report for the period 2018/19. In this blog update, the Improvement Service…
Scotland
Place shaping the regions
With much of the political and policy attention focused on Dublin during GE2020, putting a spotlight on the regions is welcome, writes David Minton.
Global, Ireland
Barriers to diversity in Scottish local government
An LGiU briefing published earlier this year outlined the findings by Green Park on diversity within local councils in the UK. This blog follows up to provide a summary of the state of diversity in Scottish local government, examining what barriers to diversity exist, and how local government can break down these barriers to be…
Scotland Blog Post
Brent Council: celebrating the Addison Act by getting building again
One hundred years on from the Addison Act, Councillor Eleanor Southwood Cabinet Member for Housing & Welfare Reform at Brent Council writes about the council’s plans for future homes.
England & Wales, Scotland Blog Post
And they’re off – election issues 2019
Now that a general election has been called, LGiU is on election footing providing information and support to Members and Followers. Find out what’s on our election slate.
England & Wales, Scotland Blog Post
Methil Care Village
David Heaney, Divisional General Manager with Fife Health and Social Care Partnership talks about Fife’s exciting new inter-generational service development.
Scotland Blog Post
More focus on towns
Towns are starting to get the attention they deserve in policy terms. LGiU has long covered the particular challenges facing smaller towns and Janet Sillett looks at issues.
Australia, England & Wales, Global, Ireland, Scotland Blog Post
LGiU Fortnightly 25th October: Public management isn’t rocket science (it’s much harder)
How do we know if our work is having the right impact? Local government deals with some of the thorniest problems in the public sector where there are no blueprints or universally accepted ‘right’ answers.
Australia, England & Wales, Global Blog Post, Podcast
On climate change, poverty, and inequality: ‘What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind’
‘You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make’ – Jane Goodall. This blog explores the links between poverty and the unequal effects of and efforts to address climate…
Australia, England & Wales, Global, Ireland, Scotland Blog Post
Has localism taken root in London?
Centre for London’s new publication examines the role of neighbourhoods in shaping that city. Joe Wills explains.
England & Wales Blog Post
COSLA 2019: exploring the Scottish governance cycle.
This year’s COSLA conference assessed the impact on local government of 20 years of devolution to Holyrood and challenged councils to look ahead to the next 20 years. LGiU Scotland’s, Andy Johnston, was there.
Scotland