Raising awareness of the financial crisis
We’re just back from the Liberal Democrat spring conference, where we had a busy and successful time, if a bit exhausting!
Thinking about future generations
It was a great please to spend time with colleagues from Plaid Cymru at their spring conference in Caernarfon in late March.
Asylum housing costs up – NAO
Government plans for asylum accommodation will cost more than using hotels, and new large sites are housing fewer people than planned, according to the National Audit Office.
‘Reform RTB to avoid losing social housing’ – LGA
The LGA is proposing reforms to the Right to Buy (RTB) scheme in England to prevent the year-on-year net loss of social housing stock.
Time to bin excess packaging, say consumers
Seven in 10 people believe supermarkets and retailers use too much packaging, according to research by YouGov for the LGA.
For the sector by the sector
The LGA is strengthening its Corporate Peer Challenge offer for councils.
