Showing our worth as place-makers
Huge thanks to all who managed to attend our hybrid annual conference this year, held on 29 October.
Supporting councils with business engagement
The pandemic recovery offers a real opportunity to reset the relationship with local businesses.
A disparate set of results
There were some fascinating stories, but no clear electoral trends emerged from this latest, large and disparate set of by-elections.
Empowering local communities
I would first like to express my thanks to the hundreds of district and unitary council leaders and chief executives who joined us for our annual conference last month (Nov).
‘Invest in bus services to hit net zero’
Investment in bus services is urgently needed if councils are to reduce car journeys, lower carbon emissions and help the UK work towards its net zero goal by 2050 or earlier.
Countering inequalities
Over the past 18 months, here at Friends, Families and Travellers, we have continued to support all Gypsy and Traveller people, regardless of background or ethnicity, pushing to get a fair deal and protect the nomadic way of life.
High-quality sites for Gypsies and Travellers
The Gypsy, Romany, and Traveller communities remain too often misunderstood, marginalised, and even maligned.
Local authorities told to take asylum-seeking children
All councils with children’s services will be mandated to care for some of the unaccompanied asylum-seeking children arriving in the UK.
More funding for councils
Councils will receive new government grant funding totalling £4.8 billion over the next three years, courtesy of Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s recent Spending Review and Budget announcements.