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The new Place-Based Budgets are an important opportunity to improve local outcomes, especially if we learn lessons from previous experiences of this type of approach. inlogov.com/2026/03/17/rew… @lgcplus @themjcouk

Very excited to see these 24 vacancies in the IMPACT (Improving Adult Social Care) centre for implementing evidence in adult social care impact.bham.ac.uk/our-people/vac…

Our city is shaped by its people, and we want to hear from YOU, the people who live, study, work and grow here. 🫵 🤔 What do you love? What makes Brum special? What makes you proud to call Birmingham home? From parks and neighbourhoods to culture, community and everyday life, we want to know what being a Brummie means to you. 💛 Your insight will help us understand and shape what makes you proud, what matters most and how we can build a Birmingham that feels like home for everyone. #ProudOfBrum #YourCityYourVoice #ModernBrummie

NALC invites parish and town councillors to shape the future of the 21st-century councillor nalc.gov.uk/resource/nalc-…

What makes a directly elected mayor genuinely accountable to the public? A short report on a recent seminar led by Akinari Takehisa, former mayor of Setouchi City in Japan inlogov.com/2026/03/02/und…

💬 What does it mean to be a modern Brummie? We want to hear your story, your pride, your Birmingham. Take the survey and help shape our city’s future. 👇 #OurBirminghamOurCity

Thanks to Akinari Takehisa for a thought provoking seminar on accountability and city mayors. I was particularly struck by the behavioural attributes identified as facilitating and hindering Political, Hierarchical, Professional, and Legal Accountability. bham.cloud.panopto.eu/Panopto/Pages/…

Our next Inlogov seminar is on the use of performance information in mayoral accountability. Please join us if you can. birmingham.ac.uk/events/perform…

The local government finance settlement was a good start, now we need to tackle council tax inlogov.com/2026/02/17/job…

Our LGR Toolkit, developed by @LP_localgov is now live! It collates tools, templates and lessons learned from previous rounds of LGR, with clear signposting to support officers and councillors. Find out more and register for our launch event: orlo.uk/qxX8x #LocalGov

How closely aligned are the views of national party leaders are with the opinions of their elected representatives at the local level?

This is What Local Government Looks Like – a new 10‑minute film capturing the insights, experiences and reflections of more than 50 people working across the UK local government sector. solace.org.uk/this-is-what-l…

Might management apprenticeships be “streamlined” out of existence? Malcolm Press and Ann Francke warn of the economic and labour market impact of any such move wonkhe.com/blogs/cutting-…

It's not just Andy Burnham, there has long been a perception of local government as a stepping stone or training ground for national office... Phil Swann @swannphil writes in the Local Government Chronicle @lgcplus lgcplus.com/politics/lgc-b…

The LARIA conference is always a highlight for inspiring examples from the world of local government research and analysis. This year looks the best yet! laria.org.uk/2026/01/23/lar…

Why the establishment of a national school for civil servants matters theconversation.com/why-the-establ…

Through ‘participatory budgeting,’ residents in Paris, as young as eight years old can propose major urban projects, over 1,000 of which have been implemented. reasonstobecheerful.world/paris-resident…

An excellent piece from CIPFA and the Health Foundation exploring the extent to which council spending on prevention can be quantified to inform future policy shifting from reactive to preventative services. cipfa.org/services/integ…

Deferred local elections are not the biggest threat to our democracy inlogov.com/2026/01/16/are…

Great to see Baroness Casey recognise the unique accountability of local government and its success in modernising and managing budgets through austerity at the @instituteforgov annual conference today youtube.com/live/KiA1vmI7f…