Local authority trading companies can deliver huge benefits to cash-strapped councils, while promoting public service values, writes Norse chief executive Justin Galliford.
As Norse Group gears up for local government reorganisation, its chief executive Justin Galliford believes the new mega-councils will need to consider radical alternatives to meet the many challenges...
The government has missed a chance to commit to the long-term reform needed to secure the future of public services, which are now under “immense strain”, CIPFA has warned.
The cost of running libraries remains a “significant challenge” despite income from the service rising by almost a fifth over the past financial year, CIPFA has said.
Senior public sector figures will be sought to help the government meet its six major targets ahead of the next general election, the prime minister has said.
The rural idyll is central to British culture but its inhabitants are protesting over energy, crime and failing infrastructure. PF finds out what’s gone wrong.
