Schools closed and exams dropped
The LGA has praised the work of school leaders and councils in switching overnight to remote learning for pupils, after the latest lockdown was announced on 4 January.
The finance settlement 2021
A funding increase for councils will be dependent on them increasing council tax bills.
The importance of place
As first was going to press, the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine was being administered for the first time in the UK.
Time to look ahead
Perhaps it was inevitable that this year’s government review of public spending would get downgraded from a comprehensive, three-year plan to the one-year Spending Review Chancellor Rishi Sunak delivered last month.
New charter for social housing tenants
A new charter giving social housing tenants in England a greater voice and making landlords more accountable has been announced by the Government.
A chance for lasting change
Tower Hamlets Council has set up a Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Inequalities Commission
A child-centred recovery
Local safety nets and early help services need to be properly funded to avoid children and their families falling into crisis
Councils need mums
The theory behind local government is a good one: local people, representative of the local population, represent the area.