Councils leading with clarity
The latest government roadmap aims for more children to be back at school and more parents back at work by 1 June.
The latest government roadmap aims for more children to be back at school and more parents back at work by 1 June.
Domestic abuse is a devastating crime and an issue to which I have dedicated my whole professional life.
This disease cares not if you’re the Prime Minister, the Secretary of State for Health, the future king of the United Kingdom, a bus driver, nurse, or councillor.
Local leadership is never more important than in a wartime theatre, as we feel we are in now.
At the time of writing, we are entering the fifth week of the coronavirus lockdown, with the Government having just extended it for at least three more weeks.
Keir Starmer’s election as Leader of the Labour Party has already seen a refreshing change in Labour in local government’s relationship with the party leadership.
As someone who has just come out of hospital, I know how hard our NHS staff work.
These are extraordinary times: people keeping at least two metres from each other; schools closed; public gatherings cancelled; government putting together one of the largest economic stimulus packages in history; …
Over the past few weeks, COVID-19 has morphed from an existential threat on our TV screens or newsfeeds into a very personal crisis.
I continue to be touched by the heart-warming stories I hear about how the local government family has responded to the greatest challenge we face for a generation.