Through the local elections maze
LGiU’s Alice Buszard has been gathering information about all the local elections taking place in England this year – and as she recounts here, it is not a simple task.
England & Wales
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Showcasing Good Practice: Local Government climate change case studies
The Improvement Service has launched an interactive collection of Local Government climate change case studies. Judi Kilgallon explains the efforts to showcase how councils across Scotland…
Australia, England & Wales, Global, Ireland, Scotland
Equality in Health and Economic Outcomes
On 26 May 2022 SGS and LGiU Australia presented a live Q&A event looking at Equality in Health and Economic Outcomes. We invite you to…
Australia
New councillor? LGIU is here for you
Whether you’re a brand new councillor or an old hand, LGIU is here to support you to deliver for your local residents. LGIU Chief Executive…
England & Wales, Scotland
Groundhog Day delay
On again, off again - what does the delay (possibly) until Halloween mean for the Brexit fright fest, asks Janet Sillett.
England & Wales
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In Conversation With… Cllr Roddie Mackay
LGiU Scotland’s Kim Fellows chats to Cllr Roddie Mackay, leader of Comhairle nan Eilean Siar, about the new Islands Deal, service innovation and much more.
Scotland
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Viewpoint: Our year with the robot
Cllr Liaquat Ali MBE from LGiU member Waltham Forest Council reviews the difference that a specially designed chatbot has made to how the council responds to residents neighbourhood concerns.
England & Wales
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LGiU Fortnightly 12th April: What next for the British high street?
In light of the crisis facing the UK retail sector, councils have an integral role to play in shaping the future of these once-vibrant public spaces – and indeed their future financial security relies on business rates income to which retailers have typically been major contributors. This week we bring you ‘3 questions to ask yourself…
England & Wales
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Doom on the high street?
Towns have had none of the attention that has been lavished on cities in recent years, writes Janet Sillett. But any solution to help them thrive must see towns as more than a single shopping street.
England & Wales, Global
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Latest from LGiU’s Local Finance Taskforce – April 2019
While the Government and Parliament are deadlocked by Brexit, the crisis in local government deepens by the day.
England & Wales
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The closest elections in history?
The Prime Minister’s rather equivocal statement about European elections might leave voters confused about whether or not the UK will go to the polls to elect MEPs on 23 May. But what this means for electoral officers and local authorities across the country is that they must prepare for the poll, whether it happens or…
England & Wales
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In case you missed it…
As April gets into full swing we’re just going to take a moment to look back over the past month and round up some of what has been going on at LGiU. A lot of briefings of course; among our members the most widely read included, unsurprisingly, Brexit and the UK Economy but also Veg…
England & Wales
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Video roundtable: Rough sleeping – just the tip of the iceberg
LGiU is working with CLGdotTV to produce a series of programmes discussing a range of local government issues. Our first programmes focused on homelessness. Vicky Sargent of CLGdotTV hosted a chat with Andrew Walker, managing the LGiU’s Homelessness Commission, Cllr Stephanie Cryan of LB Southwark and Dawn Eckersley of the East London Housing Partnership to…
England & Wales
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