Agent 151: 2016 is on trial
The past 12 months are in the dock. Agent151 covers the trial of an offender that has left many feeling like victims of a crime. M’lud, the next case is[…]
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In 2016, Room151’s top ten most popular stories touched on everything from Brexit to LOBO loans and business rates to LGPS pooling. Here they are in order of page views. 100 NHS[…]
The DCLG local government select committee’s report on homelessness disappoints on a gargantuan scale, as it misses, or perhaps more accurately dodges, the fundamental point that the housing crisis has[…]
Digital technology has made our lives better in so many ways. We can buy pretty much anything and have it delivered to us without leaving the comfort of our armchairs.[…]
James Hilton wrote a novella published in 1934 about the faithful schoolteacher Mr. Chipping, who dedicated 43 years of his life to the fictional Brookfield Grammar School. Although Chipping’s[…]
You may think I am naïve in believing that the local tax level ought to be something local government is held to account for at the ballot box. This is[…]
The current tough times for local government will, no doubt, be remembered as the bad old days at some time in the future; but some of us are old enough[…]
Agent 151 puts a local government perspective on the nation’s top predictions for 2016 and find conclusions to ease your worries. 1. 2016 will be the hottest year ever recorded. Councils[…]
The recently leaked letter from the PM to the leader of Oxfordshire County Council, Cllr Ian Hudspeth, provides an interesting insight into his views about local government. In case[…]
Hillier confirmed as keynote speaker for LATIF/FDs’ Summit: Dame Meg Hillier, chair of the Public Accounts Committee, has been confirmed as a keynote speaker for Room151’s combined Local Authority Treasurers Investment Forum (LATIF) and FDs Summit. The… dlvr.it/ST70F7 pic.twitter.com/hxV676Iley
Councils’ funding at risk due to ‘undercounting’ in census data: Population estimates in London and Manchester may have been significantly underestimated in the 2021 census potentially threatening government funding for frontline services in these… dlvr.it/ST707J pic.twitter.com/VncIyaXa01
Gove at LGA: councils to receive two-year financial settlement: Michael Gove has announced that councils will receive a two-year financial settlement from next year to provide authorities with “financial certainty” and allow them to plan ahead. The… dlvr.it/ST0kSV pic.twitter.com/wxL3UM4sGO
LGPS valuations: the digital journey: Rob Bilton explains how technology is helping to deliver one of the most complex data exercises in the world of public sector pensions. The 2022 valuations for LGPS funds in[...] dlvr.it/ST0kMq pic.twitter.com/VxjSPC2Uvo
Conrad Hall: ‘more sophisticated’ regulation needed for local government: The chair of the CIPFA/LASAAC Code Board has questioned the sophistication of financial regulation in local government and the continuing focus of the Department for Levelling Up,… dlvr.it/SSnPBV pic.twitter.com/G5d7JCWF8c
Slough Council approves plans to restructure finance department: Slough Borough Council has approved plans to restructure its finance department to enhance capacity and capability and to address a “significant weakness” in the function. The local… dlvr.it/SSf8DG pic.twitter.com/l5lmyHmkBg