Quality + culture => staff retention Source: Skills for Care: “The state of the adult social care sector and workforce in England” – September 2018; (Data: NMDS-SC unweighted data and CQC ratings between March 2016 & March 2018) I have lived in my house for the last 7 years. I remember the day I first […]
The Chancellor was clearly feeling the hand of history on his shoulder. A new chapter and a turning point were declared as Phillip Hammond informed the House that austerity was now ending just like the PM said it would. From the point of view of local councils, that historical hand was giving the Chancellor a […]
The latest NLGN Leadership Index paints a stark picture of local government’s capacity to weather the current challenges facing the sector and those on the horizon. Our regular survey of chief executives, leaders and council mayors voices concerns from across the UK for core public service delivery amidst councils’ diminishing confidence in their powers and […]
NLGN’s Leadership Index provides insights into the level of confidence on key issues affecting local government, based on the perception of chief executives, leaders and council mayors. NLGN Leadership Index October 2018 illustrates councils’ diminishing confidence in their powers and resources to deliver social care services and an almost universal projected rise in council tax. […]
In 2008, Alistair Darling’s Autumn Statement as Chancellor of the Exchequer contained two bombshells. The first being that he was spending £200bn to keep the economy afloat following the financial crash of a few weeks earlier. The second was his forecast that many years of cuts would follow to get the public finances back to […]
As policymakers scratch their heads over how to tackle the UK’s productivity challenge, is a focus on regional disparities too blunt an approach? As this blog argues, an understanding of the distinct characteristics of area type within regions could shed new insights on appropriate policy responses. The UK is in the midst of a productivity […]
Last week the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), released their report into the effects of global warming and confirmed what many have suspected for some time – that global warming is accelerating even faster than predicted three years ago in the seminal Paris Agreement. Personally, it seems obtuse how slowly governments are reacting to […]
On 18 July 2018, NLGN partnered with FutureGov to host our latest Innovation Exchange at their offices in London. All of our Innovation Exchanges produce a detailed Insights Report available exclusively to NLGN members. This is the Foreword to the latest Insights Report, written by Matt Skinner, Managing Director of FutureGov. FutureGov was delighted to […]
