Putting people first
If we build back local, we can put people at the heart of a new, reformed approach to social care.
A child-centred recovery
A cross-government strategy is needed to ensure children and young people can thrive, no matter where they are from.
Help for healthy young minds
Councils have a range of duties and responsibilities to promote the health and wellbeing of young people in their area.
Celebrating Pride
I represent a ward with a rich LGBT+ history, from the Bloomsbury Group living in its squares to the Gay’s the Word bookshop.
County devo deals to help level up
New ‘county deals’ will help devolve power to local communities beyond England’s biggest cities, the Prime Minister has said in a keynote speech on the Government’s ‘levelling up’ agenda.
Salvaging some pride
Congratulations to Labour’s Jake Bonetta, aged just 18 years, who achieved a famous victory in East Devon’s Honiton St Michael’s ward. In so doing, he salvaged some pride for his party.
Our homes are not ready for climate change
The UK is already seeing more frequent and intense weather extremes because of climate change.
Five-fold increase in councils’ B&B spend
New analysis by the LGA has revealed that councils are being forced to spend more than five times as much on housing people who are homeless in bed and breakfast accommodation as they were a decade ago.
‘Honest debate’ needed on long Covid
The LGA has called for an “honest debate” about the impact of long Covid, not just on the NHS, but also on demand for social care, at its recent annual conference.
‘Epidemic of violence’ against women
The LGA has warned that girls and young women are being deliberately and increasingly recruited into drug-dealing ‘county lines’ gangs and subjected to horrific sexual violence.