Our team of leading experts provide regular commentary on a wide range of local government issues. For all press enquires, please contact Jen Pufky on 020 7554 2800 or 07825 617 927 or by email on jen.pufky@lgiu.org.uk.
Jonathan Carr-West comments on announcement by spending watchdogs that they have refused to give the Department for Education’s (DfE) financial accounts a clean bill of health because of concerns over academy school finances.
21 January 2014 Local government think tank LGiU has called on local authorities to use their role as community leaders to tackle the root causes of personal debt. An LGiU survey reveals that 77% of councils believe that personal debt is increasing or significantly increasing in their authority. 59% of authorities surveyed reported a rise…
The MJ covers our recent Debt Summit and our call for councils to take the lead in tackling the personal debt crisis.
Jonathan Carr-West, Chief Executive of LGiU, writes for the MJ about the crucial role councils can play in tackling the obesity epidemic.
Jonathan Carr-West, Chief Executive of LGiU, comments on the recent Select Committee report on the LGO’s recent progress.
