A richer tapestry of democracy
April 23, 2009
The government needs to revisit issues of funding, performance and power. So, first things first. Let’s see personalisation – but let’s see it driven and shaped by the right people, by local communities. Nigel Keohane, House Magazine

Council Housing – Back to the Future? A New Role for Local Authorities in 21st Century Social Housing
April 21, 2009
Local Authorities are ideally situated to shield their communities where homes are at threat, but also to prepare for the upturn so that they can stimulate, and then play a full part in, the recovery of local house-building. Anna Turley, Shelter Housing

Joint chief executives can make place-shaping a reality
April 20, 2009
Joint appointments and the integration of management teams are important first steps. Placing local authorities at the heart of local public service provision in this way can make place-shaping a reality. Anna Turley, Public Servant

A choice way of saving
April 10, 2009
In an environment where we must prove the worth of everything that we do, personalisation also offers a choice way of saving money. Nigel Keohane, Public Finance

Giving power to the people
April 3, 2009
we should hand power from government into the hands of citizens. Giving power to the people should not simply be about the relationship between the central state and individual citizens. Nigel Keohane, The MJ

Recession and Local Government
April 3, 2009
Local leadership is the key to practical, step-by-step economic rejuvenation, and Whitehall needs to wake up to this reality. Chris Leslie, Public Service Review

1 April, no joke for unitaries’ ambitions
April 1, 2009
The challenge for unitary councils is vast and profound. They must overcome scepticism and prove they can deliver better, more efficient services. James Hulme, Public Service

Links to the local
March 10, 2009
The centre must let go and allow risks to be taken in the learning process, removing some of the cotton wool which cossets local and regional bodies from their true responsibilities. Nick Hope, Whitehall and Westminster World