A central-local partnership
Our communities, families and businesses have been deeply scarred by the impact of coronavirus. Nothing that we can say or do will diminish the hurt that has been felt by so many.
Our communities, families and businesses have been deeply scarred by the impact of coronavirus. Nothing that we can say or do will diminish the hurt that has been felt by so many.
We finally saw the Government’s planning reforms, sneaked out at midnight on a Wednesday, just before the start of the summer holidays.
With the hospitality sector now open, the country is slowly leaving the first phase of the pandemic.
The cooperative councils’ approach of co-designing services with those who are going to use them offers a model both for responding to the pandemic and recovering from it
The Government has issued guidance for local authorities and local resilience forums on the system to support those who are medically extremely vulnerable to coronavirus.
Community connection, cohesion and loneliness are high on the public agenda, making it critical to bring people together informally.
I have always been a passionate advocate for local government.
The LGA has teamed up with the National Association of Local Councils (NALC), which represents town and parish councils, to help tackle loneliness.