Anna Randle, Head of Policy, NLGN
Local Council Review
Town and parish councils could be forgiven for feeling like the poor cousin of their larger local government relations. Dependent upon the goodwill of counties and unitaries to enable them to play a direct role in delivering services, they are often too small, too diverse and too local […]

Natalie Tarry, Research Officer, NLGN
Public Service Director
Modernisation continues to create challenges for most local authorities. More responsive, customer-focused services, better access, more personalisation and choice in service delivery, social and economic regeneration and community engagement are at the top of the policy agenda. At the same time, the Government is seeking greater efficiencies, more value […]

Anna Randle, Head of Policy, NLGN
Local Government Chronicle
In his interview with LGC last week, David Miliband once again took the opportunity to affirm the Government’s commitment to the neighbourhood agenda. He argued it is encouraging that around 160 councils are introducing neighbourhood management, despite the fact that there are only 35 actual pathfinders.

It is also […]

Anna Randle, Head of Policy, NLGN
Regeneration and Renewal
Long term observers of local government may be forgiven for experiencing a strange sense of déjà vu of late. As Labour enters its third term of government, elected mayors are firmly on the policy agenda. The prospect of such figures running our major cities has been resurrected from […]