'It's becoming increasingly obvious that blaming individual councils for poor performance while systemically underfunding them is a misdiagnosis of the problem'

Jessica Studdert on 🆕 LGC research which finds 1/5 councils facing severe financial difficulties lgcplus.com/politics/gover…

How can councils support 'public commons'?

Sonia Bussu also on @[email protected] and Marina Pera explore the key relational skills, illuminating metrics and innovative working practices involved.

inlogov.com/2024/04/18/dem…

Can partnerships between commons & local state help democratise public administration? Marina Pera and I reflect on this in a blog for INLOGOV. It's based on a paper part of an exciting special issue on the Commons edited by Hendrik Wagenaar & Koen Bartels inlogov.com/2024/04/18/dem…

'Access to a Sure Start centre between the ages of 0 and 5 significantly improved the educational achievement of children, with benefits lasting at least until GCSEs (age 16)'. Institute for Fiscal Studies

Just the kind of robust evaluation we need to inform future policy.

ifs.org.uk/publications/s…

Thank you to everyone who came to #P14 at #IRSPM24 this morning and heard my paper on the effect of hybrid delivery on engagement with and attitudes to public services. It was great to discuss my design with you all and receive such helpful feedback.

Developing senior leaders

Thanks to the 20+ council officers taking part in yesterday's webinar on our 'Public Leadership and Management' apprenticeship / MSc, starting October.

Our next information seminar on this is on 14th May, please register here:
eventbrite.co.uk/e/861432276127…

Interested in exploiting the potential of AI in your council / local area?

SOCITM has developed an excellent resource bank including research, case studies and webinars.

socitm.net/ai-at-socitm/

Fascinating piece from Joe Lycett's edit of the Observer New Review, on the impact of allotments on health and wellbeing. A key part of local places and untrumpeted contribution of local councils.

theguardian.com/culture/2024/a…

Register for this public seminar with Hans Asenbaum in person at the University of Birmingham or online - 26th April 3pm BST. One of the few cases in which it's OK to a judge a book by its cover. It's just as beautiful inside! Details 👇 INLOGOV CEDAR

Fascinating piece from Joe Lycett's edit of the Observer New Review, on the impact of allotments on health and wellbeing. A key part of local places and untrumpeted contribution of local councils.

theguardian.com/culture/2024/a…

The Local Intelligence Hub is a platform to analyse and explore data about local MPs, constituencies, public opinion and the climate and nature movement.

The Hub supports local organising by community groups and individual campaigners

localintelligencehub.com

New report on devolution in England with Jonathan Davies now on Mastodon, Threads and BSky! for Unlock Democracy out today at 2pm - keep your eyes peeled 👀

To friends in the 🇬🇧

Our very own Hans Asenbaum will talk about his latest book The Politics of Becoming at the University of Birmingham.

Hosted by INLOGOV and CEDAR

26th April | 3pm

Register here👇

sonia-bussu.cademy.co.uk/the-politics-o…

History reveals four significant political obstacles to putting councils on a sustainable financial footing. My latest piece for LGC draws my PhD research on central-local government relations. INLOGOV
lgcplus.com/finance/phil-s…

I know it's a long title, but it's a great PhD opportunity!

History reveals four significant obstacles to putting councils on a sustainable financial footing, writes Phil Swann, a PhD student at INLOGOV in LGC

lgcplus.com/finance/phil-s…

Delighted that our paper has won 🏆Best Paper Award 2024🏆 for Regional Studies Policy Debates.

regionalstudies.org/news/2024-regi…

📄A place-based system? Regional policy levers and the UK’s productivity challenge
✏️Helen Tilley Charlotte Hoole Andrew Connell 🇺🇦 Ananya Mukherjee 🔗doi.org/10.1080/003434…

The local government finance system is bust.

Part of the solution must be a wider range of local funding. So great to see Manchester taking small but careful steps in that direction with a £2.8m tourist levy.

bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan…

The role of the centre and its interface with regions and localities must shift as devolution matures, writes Jessica Studdert New Local.

➡️bit.ly/49lAxHW

Great to read this piece by Daniel Glassman, Emily Burn and Prof Catherine Needham LGIU

'[councils] can foster those community-level resources that people actually need rather than a one-size-fits-all approach that might leave a lot of people’s needs unmet.'

lgiu.org/blog-article/w…