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Councils show loss of appetite for outsourcing, says survey
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12 Oct 18
Local government’s desire to outsource public services is in decline, a think-tank study has shown.
Communities can help councils meet the challenges they face
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13 Sep 18
By giving power back to the people and redefining their relationship with communities, local authorities can help themselves transform, says the NLGN’s director Adam Lent.
Local government ‘in need of radical reinvention’
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4 Jan 18
Radical reinvention is needed in local government or its future might come into question, a think-tank has warned.
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