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Upcoming Events
Mitigating and Adapting to Climate Change: Practical steps for implementing and mainstreaming your carbon reducing strategy

(13 May)

NLGN Launch Event: Time to Waste? Tackling the landfill challenge

(29 May)

Expanding Apprenticeships: Examining Latest Policy and Delivering Best Practice Strategies
(19 June)

NLGN Fringe seminar at LGA Annual Conference: Devolve or Die? What is the future of public service delivery?

(1 July)

Brave thinking needed on waste

Time to WasteNew Report: NLGN research suggests household level waste incentives will be ineffective and counter-productive, but that braver decisions are required on waste disposal. Financial incentives, improved publicity and information, and a willingness to create energy-from-waste facilities will be key. Find out more
NLGN announces new MAA Forum
MAANLGN has formed a new Multi Area Agreement forum. New MAA administrations can now call on a nationally-organised network to pool thinking, discuss future strategy and lead the debate from the ground up. Find out more
Town Hall exodus as 1/3 of council staff set to retire
Leading LightsNew Report: NLGN research warns that local councils may struggle to employ enough staff to run services over the next ten years as a third of its staff will retire. Find out more
NLGN calls for London Assembly to be scrapped
Glad to be GLANew Report: The GLA does not provide effective scrutiny of the London Mayor and should be scrapped. NLGN argues that scrutinising the work of the Mayor does not require 25 full-time elected politicians. Find out more
Joint LGC-NLGN conference: Climate change strategy
climate-image_small.jpg Join us for this practical and constructive event designed to give you the information, drive and ability to implement your climate change strategy. Find out more

 
Recent Articles
Local Matters II: Who Dares, Wins
Local authorities can take the policy initiative away from Whitehall and prove that locally devised ideas can make a difference nationally. Anthony Brand, opendemocracy.net
Electoral capital
Now is the time to be bold in local leadership. More elected mayors may just prove to be a winning solution. Anna Turley, guardian.co.uk
The Leadership Challenge: Can Councils Recruit the Best?
A new NLGN report this month reveals a catalogue of complex organisational problems which must be tackled before the local government family can significantly address these challenges head on. Chris Leslie, Public Finance