Just do it
Sport and physical activity have a key role to play in supporting and leading communities through COVID-19.
Supporting councillors supports local democracy
All councillors – not just those with cabinet responsibilities – need more support to effectively represent and work with constituents and communities.
Showing young people a world of opportunity
Alumni networks in state schools show students that ‘someone like me’ can succeed.
The LGA’s spending review submission
Bringing power and resources closer to people is the key to recovery and improving quality of life.
Beauty in my backyard
Thurrock has been asking residents to help shape the places where they live, learn and work.
Levelling up
Tackling the embedded inequalities exposed by the pandemic is vital for community recovery.
Equal partners
These are unprecedented times in which to conduct a Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR) and the Chancellor has already delayed his Budget.
Time to revitalise rural areas
The key messages from last month’s annual National Rural Conference were loud and clear: the importance of rural areas to the national economy and ‘revitalising rural’.
Looking ahead to the party conferences
Following recent ministerial changes at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, I would like to congratulate Luke Hall MP on his appointment as Regional Growth and Local Government Minister and welcome Kelly Tolhurst MP to the team as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Rough Sleeping and Housing.