Civility starts with the civic
Jonathan Carr-West’s latest column in The Municipal Journal.
England & Wales, Global
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ALGA’s 28th National General Assembly: Our summary
LGiU were pleased to have a presence at ALGA’s 28th National General Assembly, with our CEO giving a keynote address, and our colleagues running a…
Australia
All politics is local
Central government is barely functioning but, writes Jonathan Carr-West, while Westminster burns local government will of course keep the country running and carry on delivering…
England & Wales, Scotland
Building better Pride and local government relationships
We chatted with Steve Taylor about the local government benefits to working closely with Pride organisers.
England & Wales, Global
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
Understanding the ‘lived experience’ of poverty
There are 14.3 million people in the UK in poverty. Despite many policy initiatives by central and local government, the poverty rate has hardly changed since 2000. So what can be done to better understand poverty in the UK, asks Kerry Furguson and how should policy makers address it?
England & Wales, Scotland
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Welcome to the new website
We tell you what’s new, what’s improved and what we have planned for the future.
Australia, England & Wales, Global, Ireland, Scotland
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LGiU Fortnightly 11th October – How are chief execs preparing for Brexit?
Hear about the results from our latest survey, in which we asked UK council chief executives all about how they’re planning for Brexit.
England & Wales
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In Conversation With… Gerry McCartney, NHS Health Scotland
LGiU Scotland’s Kim Fellows talks to Gerry McCartney from NHS Health Scotland, who is head of the Public Health Observatory, about life expectancies, health inequalities, and the role of local government in improving these figures.
Scotland
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