A joint endeavour
With a Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR) under way, I have been writing to ministers on behalf of the LGA’s member councils.
Councillor James Jamieson
Empowering local communities
‘Re-thinking local’ provides the framework for councils to take their destinies in their own hands and deliver locally focused recoveries.
Leading the way
Councils have led the emergency response; we now need to be empowered to support the nation through the next phase.
Locally led devolution
The LGA has long called for greater devolution to councils, for local leaders to have the powers and resources they need to better deliver locally determined and democratically accountable outcomes.
Local solutions to national challenges
Councillors and their councils have the democratic mandate, expertise and local insights to change our communities for the better.
Communities at risk
COVID-19 has replicated, exposed and increased health inequalities affecting ethnic minorities.
Making work local
Recent figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) suggest that the number of workers on UK payrolls fell by more than 600,000 between March and May this year.
Rebuilding our lives and communities
As we look ahead to the coming weeks, the Government’s phased approach to exiting lockdown means we can slowly begin to reset and re-build our lives, communities and economies, with many businesses and primary schools set to re-open from 1 June.
Working tirelessly for our communities
In the middle of what is an unprecedented public health crisis affecting all of us, I want to thank every councillor and council member of staff for their continuing hard work on behalf of their local communities.