A packed agenda for the year ahead
Happy new year! I hope everyone was able to take a break over the festive period.
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Vital council role in rolling out vaccinations
After all that we endured in 2020, I hope that first readers managed to enjoy a well-deserved break during Christmas and are feeling refreshed and ready for the challenges that 2021 will no doubt bring.
Teaching about black history
This autumn saw a groundbreaking change in how Hackney teaches young people about black history, with the aim to inspire the whole of the UK.
Showing leadership in uncertain times
It’s been yet another period of rapid developments affecting local government, and I was reminded once again of the phenomenal work that councils have been delivering for months on end, in some of the most uncertain times many of us have ever known.
Successful rollout of COVID-19 vaccines
As I write this article, we are in another national lockdown to bring the new coronavirus variant under control, which has been spreading very quickly.
Turning the tide on the pandemic?
As I write this, I never thought I would be so pleased to see the back of a year as I am 2020.
Devolution or divination?
Devolution, like reorganisation, is a zombie issue – not really alive but not fully dead and refusing to do either properly.
Working out your electric vehicle strategy
In November 2020, nearly one in every 10 new cars registered in the UK was pure electric, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders.
Certainty and resources to plan ahead
The final local government finance settlement for 2021/22, which was laid before Parliament in February, confirmed that councils will receive a share of £51.3 billion in funding (a 4.6 per cent increase in cash terms).
Green connections
A new system of linked parks in Brighton’s city centre has improved air quality, sustainable transport and biodiversity.