Most popular LGiU content of 2019
Your favourite LGiU content from 2019 from England & Wales, Scotland and Ireland – including member-only policy briefings, blogs, think pieces and podcasts.
England & Wales, Ireland, Scotland
Publications
We have an extensive catalogue of publications - research reports, long read articles, toolkits and best practice guidelines - that stem from our work with our member councils and other collaborations. Most publications are free to read and download as PDFs but you do need to be logged in to the website. Please sign in or set up an account if you don't already have one (this is free of charge). A few publications are for members only.
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Annual Review 2019
After a busy 2019 for local government, our annual review reflects on the past year for LGiU, and provides a look ahead to 2020.
England & Wales
Unfinished business for the new government
Brexit isn’t the only ‘unfinished business’ Ten ideas from the last decade that remain current for the next 10 years and which the new UK…
England & Wales, Global, Scotland
Members & Followers
Local Finance Taskforce: A roadmap to a sustainable future
The LGiU’s Local Finance Taskforce ran through 2018 /19 to expand the conversation and widen the thinking about what is needed to achieve a well-functioning…
England & Wales
Annual Review 2019
After a busy 2019 for local government, our annual review reflects on the past year for LGiU, and provides a look ahead to 2020.
England & Wales
Members & Followers
Unfinished business
At LGiU we’ve been thinking, writing, talking and acting with our members on all these issues and more for the last ten years (and the 25 years before that). Collected here are ten ideas from the last decade that we think are unfinished business. These are ideas we still believe in, ideas on which we…
England & Wales, Global
Members & Followers
Bundle: GE2019
Read the latest content from LGiU all about the 2019 General Election. Find out what it means for councils, from running the election to potential policy prognostications.
England & Wales, Scotland
Members & Followers
The Brexit saga – reflections on a historical analogy
As the October 2019 Brexit deadline looms (subject to any possible extension), with anticipation of an orderly exit ebbing and flowing, this long read offers some reflections on the story so far from an Irish perspective.
Ireland
Members & Followers
Local Finance Taskforce: A roadmap to a sustainable future
The LGiU’s Local Finance Taskforce ran through 2018 /19 to expand the conversation and widen the thinking about what is needed to achieve a well-functioning council funding system. This report and the recommendations it contains are the result of that wide-ranging discussion.
England & Wales
Members & Followers
LGiU Homelessness Commission 2019: Final Report
The LGiU Local Government Homelessness Commission was set up to investigate how councils can fulfil their obligation to prevent homelessness. This report is the first assessment of the state of homelessness prevention from the perspective of local government.
England & Wales
Members
Personal safety for councillors
Our personal safety is something many of us take for granted, this short, members-only guide offers some guidance on assessing risk and adopting strategies and behaviours that will minimise any potential hazards you might identify as part of your councillor role.
England & Wales, Scotland
Members & Followers
Ones to watch 2019: local elections
This guide looks at where the main action will be for the May 2019 local elections.
England & Wales
Members & Followers
Elections communications for better democracy 2019
A guide to easy steps to take to make elections more transparent and fun.
England & Wales