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Hello
#localgov
We know you are doing an amazing job in difficult circumstances.
We want to support you - so we are putting The MJ out as an ebook, each week throughout the crisis - access anywhere, completely free, on our website each thursday
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EXCLUSIVE: Calamity-struck
@wokingcouncil
may need to write off up to £1bn after a series of disastrous
#investments
– a debt so big it would impact on
@GOVUK
borrowing
#localgov
30
53
86
.
@SJPickup
says people who work on
#localgov
policy in central government should be obliged to work for some time in councils
#MJForum20
7
14
73
.
@Jonestheregen
@hullccnews
describes how the Living with Water partnership has protected the area since 2007’s flood damage across Hull and the East Riding of Yorkshire.
➡️
#localgov
@LivingWithH2O
0
11
73
Taking the final prize of the night are
@blackburndarwen
- described as an ‘outstanding example of modern local government where the resident is at the heart of sound commercial decision-making’
#mjawards18
7
27
59
.
@Keir_Starmer
tells
#LGAconf20
a
@UKLabour
government will replace the
@UKHouseofLords
with an elected body of representatives from
#localgov
and regional government -
8
23
52
Professor Kate Ardern
@KateAlvanley
has retired after a stellar career in
#localgov
public health. Chief executive
@WiganCouncil
@AlisonMc_F
pays tribute to a public health champion. 👇
@ADPHUK
@FPH
2
13
59
Former
@LewishamCouncil
chief executive,
@Ian_C_Thomas
, has landed the top job at
@RBKingston
, just weeks after his controversial departure -
#localgov
12
14
52
EXCLUSIVE: Former
@Solace_UK
president
@jomillerdonny
is leaving her chief exec role
@MyDoncaster
to take up a new post in New Zealand. She talks to
@HeatheratTheMJ
about her legacy
5
17
55
@wokingcouncil
@GOVUK
Days after
@luhc
intervened at the troubled authority, we have learnt there is no way to plug the unprecedented £2.4bn hole in
@wokingcouncil
's
#budget
-
#localgov
2
28
54
And the big one, Local Authority of the Year goes to…
@WolvesCouncil
! Congratulations to the whole team and all who came close
#MJawards17
3
37
48
Cllr Gavin Harding MBE became the first person with a learning disability to be employed by
@NHSEngland
. He says
#localgov
could do more to employ learning-disabled people in ‘serious roles’.
@annatthemj
reports
@Saba_Salman
#MadePossible
2
35
50
Mayors in the North seem to have grasped the importance of the message that politics can speak to and connect with people in their day-to-day lives, says
@AriannaGi
@PeoplesPowerhse
#localgov
@AndyBurnhamGM
0
9
46
.
@AndyBurnhamGM
has warned that
#localgov
is being left hamstrung in its response to the
#coronavirus
crisis by the Government’s refusal to share data regarding local outbreaks -
7
22
43
.
@MKMRogers
is the new chief executive of
@LocalLeadership
. He says it is perfectly placed to work on how to deal with new challenges for public services, places and people.
@HeatheratTheMJ
reports.
#localgov
5
4
42
.
@Brent_Council
is the first place in the country to open a local testing site designed around the needs of the community. Dr Melanie Smith explains why the location in the heart of Harlesden was so key.
@ADPHUK
@LondonADPH
@BWDDPH
@ProfKevinFenton
0
32
42
Until we stop obsessing about the process of place and begin to reconnect meaningfully with people where they live, we won’t change anything, says
@ProfDonnaHall
@NLGNthinktank
0
16
39
More than 60 councils and individuals have contributed to
#OneStory
- a unique new book that captures the essence of public service, says
@Futuredawn
.
⬇️⬇️⬇️
#localgov
@LGAcomms
@BarnsleyCouncil
3
19
42
.
@NHS_RobW
@WYPartnership
outlines the scale of the health and social care
#levellingup
challenge in West Yorkshire, and why his large integrated care system is the ideal vehicle for tackling it.
⬇️⬇️
- in front of the £wall
#localgov
1
11
39
Jim McManus
@hertscc
@ADPHUK
shares his lessons for dealing with pandemics - and presents a ‘go to guide’ on the six key elements of his
#COVID19
multi-agency response.
@KateAlvanley
@BenWealthy1
- free to read
3
32
38
On
#IWD2021
,
@jomillernz
pays tribute to the woman who truly inspired her to be the change she wanted to be - a true warrior woman - her mum
0
7
37
While fixing the cladding scandal may be a bitter pill for ministers to swallow, by not addressing it now, in full, we only create a false economy, says
@neill_bob
.
➡️
#localgov
0
25
37
And the award goes to
@SalfordCouncil
- ‘a passionate top team which focused on people transformation and cultural change’
#mjawards18
2
16
35
.
@ProfDonnaHall
warns of the danger of the ‘centralised military command-type response’
#Covid19UK
demands becoming a permanent feature, eroding the time for deep-rooted transformation.
⬇️
(free to read)
@wearenewlocal
@HilaryCottam
#localgov
0
11
31
The new chief executive of
@adurandworthing
Dr Catherine Howe
@curiousc
has a unique perspective on both technology and democracy. She tells
@HeatheratTheMJ
why she is looking to the horizon.
- in front of the £wall
#localgov
4
10
37
.
@annatthemj
talks to
@charlottehrams1
about her part in developing a new vision and plan for children and young people’s services across Greater Manchester – and how it feels to be awarded an OBE.
@ADCStweets
@whatworksCSC
@salford_mayor
1
6
33
#localgov
must recognise the existential threat to locally delivered
#socialcare
, warns our brilliant new columnist
@jesstud
@wearenewlocal
2
17
34
.
@martinrreeves
is set to join
@OxfordshireCC
after 13 years as CEO of
@coventrycc
. Link to full story in comments below
15
3
35
An extra special congratulations to Lord Bob Kerslake, the winner of the award for Outstanding Contribution to Local Government this year! 🎉
#MJAwards
0
4
32
Well done to
@northyorkscc
who take the prize for Impact and Learning in Children’s Services
#mjawards18
1
6
31
A year ago
@SurreyChiefExec
took up her new post - at a
#council
many believed was close to collapse. But despite predictions of its demise
@SurreyCouncil
is still standing
@Solace_UK
1
9
32
.
@mkmrogers
has been appointed as the interim chief officer of the East Midlands devolution programme
#localgov
6
1
32
Councils’ public health teams and their leaders need to be at the heart of discussions about any new
#Covid19UK
contact tracing system, says president of the
@ADPHUK
@Jeanelleuk
#localgov
@jimmcmanusph
@DrJV75
@BWDDPH
0
19
30
The Government must ‘publish its promised plans for the future of care and support as a matter of urgency’, says the country’s new adult social care chief Stephen Chandler.
#SpringSeminar21
@1adass
0
11
31
The winner of Delivering Better Outcomes is
@SalfordCouncil
for its ‘excellent, well-coordinated and demonstrably successful initiative to tackle poverty’
#mjawards18
2
12
31
COVID has emphasised the importance of
#publichealth
teams being part of
#localgov
, says
@FPH
president
@MaggieRae20
. But councils need the resources to address the fallout from this pandemic and prepare for the next one, she adds.
⬇️⬇️
1
20
31
BREAKING: One of
#localgov
’s most high profile chief executives,
@jomillerdonny
, is leaving to take up a post in New Zealand -
9
12
28
Digital Transformation award winners
@RochdaleCouncil
‘successfully used technology to improve the lives of residents, while also delivering impressive cost savings and increased revenue’
#mjawards18
2
9
23
.
@educationgovuk
agrees that a commissioner no longer needs to oversee
@MyWakefield
’s children’s services -
#localgov
1
13
28
According to our
#MJawards17
judges,
@BhamCityCouncil
has the Best Council Services Team this year. Well done all!
0
17
24
#localgov
executive director
@ballydonna
says that during the pandemic she has had to block aggressive Twitter users – but despite this she argues for the benefits of staying connected.
4
9
26
.
@HealthFdn
has released a new toolkit to help people explain the wider determinants of health. Senior Fellow
@louisemarsha11
shares 5 top tips for those working and communicating in public health.
- free to read
#localgov
@ADPHUK
0
18
27
.
@JennyColesDCS
@hertscc
talks to
@annatthemj
about her early days as
@ADCStweets
president and the work being done by
#localgov
and schools as they rise to the challenge of COVID-19.
@Ian_C_Thomas
@TimAldridgeDCS
1
11
24
New director of adult care services
@hertscc
Chris Badger talks to
@annatthemj
about investing in extra care
#housing
, COVID’s legacy of loneliness, care market sustainability, and developing diverse teams.
@1adass
#localgov
0
9
26
.
@WiganCouncil
generated a small surplus on its
#socialcare
budget while radically remodelling services. Donna Hall shows how to balance budgets while creating happiness
0
14
24
.
@KarenBradfordSK
's first 100 days as chief exec of
@southkesteven
started just three weeks before lockdown. Here, she looks back at what’s been achieved.
1
7
25
BREAKING:
@hmtreasury
drops its controversial cap on public sector exit payments after admitting it had ‘unintended consequences’ -
#localgov
1
18
25
.
@AlisonMc_F
describes how
@WiganCouncil
&
@GM_Culture
are sustaining arts and culture through a crisis, and says it’s imperative Govt funding supplements this local and regional support.
@DCMSArts
@ProfDonnaHall
0
10
25
Well done
@sthelenscouncil
who win the award for Care and Health Integration, sponsored by
@NHSProviders
#mjawards18
3
10
20
.
@WolvesCouncil
was judged to have the best Senior Leadership Team this year
#MJawards17
– congratulations to all at the council
0
13
24
.
@BhamCityCouncil
has been granted permission by
@luhc
to introduce a selective licensing scheme for all private rented properties in 25 wards across the city. Link to full story in comments below
#localgov
1
9
22
The new president of
@ADCStweets
@charlottehrams1
talks to
@annatthemj
about her aim of making this the ‘year of resetting our ambition for children and young people in this country’ .
#ADCS
1
13
25
Those working in
#localgov
will be pushing themselves to breaking point to get through a difficult winter, says
@McDonaldGraeme
@Solace_UK
. 'During this time, we must also look after ourselves and our colleagues', he adds.
0
4
21
EXCLUSIVE: Former
#localgov
minister
@neill_bob
says hundreds of thousands of families are still living in ‘dangerous, highly flammable buildings’ three years after
#Grenfell
-
2
19
20
.
@DorsetCouncilUK
is leading a consortium of local, national and international partners delivering the £7m 5G RuralDorset project.
@mattprosserceo
explains why the new unitary authority is involved, and outlines the potential benefits.
➡️
1
2
23
Homelessness rates will rocket unless the Government deals with the fundamental issue of
#housing
supply, warns leader of
@EnfieldCouncil
and
@LGA_Labour
leader
@Nesil_Caliskan
.
➡️
#localgov
5
15
23
Intervention can be the best thing that happens to a council, says
@jomillernz
.
But if this is to be the case, the cause of the failure must be recognised and the right series of actions taken, she believes.
➡️
#localgov
#Liverpool
@Solace_UK
1
13
21
For just £3m of public investment,
@AngusCouncil
’s regeneration project secured £100m of private funds, winning them the award for Innovation in Property and Asset Management
#mjawards18
0
9
23
.
@Fox_Claire
@instofideas
says vaccine passports for events would ‘cause immense harms, mainly to the fabric of society’ and it’s not clear if they would impact on virus spread.
#localgov
2
5
23
.
@wandbc
is freezing council rents along with heating and hot water fuel charges from April, says
@RaviGovindia1
. The council has a track record for cutting energy bills, he adds.
#LocalGovernment
#localgov
3
10
23
Debates on integrated care often default to older people and hospital flow, but
@NHS_RobW
&
@JLingrell
argue that children and young people should be seen as of parallel importance.
- free to read
@WYHpartnership
#localgov
1
14
22
Acting
@LibDems
leader
@EdwardJDavey
warns that the crisis in
#SEND
‘could blow up in councils across the country’ -
#localgov
0
17
20
'My pandemic isn't over until yours is'
To build back better after COVID-19 we must start to view the health of our population as an asset, says
@AliceWiseman11
@gateshead
– and this means investing in the conditions that create it.
0
11
21
Gone are the days of macho management culture and heroic leadership.
@Cadman1Deborah
and
@martinrreeves
talk to
@HeatheratTheMJ
about the new era, where collaboration culture trumps command and control -
0
16
20
Elinor Ostrom was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in economics.
@stkaye
@wearenewlocal
argues that her ‘criminally neglected’ work could be a ‘call-to-action for a new type of society that prioritises local democracy and autonomous communities’.
1
16
22
.
@CllrAshraf
has journeyed a long way to get to her current position of deputy leader of
@lbbdcouncil
– and she has used her story to encourage other BME women to aim high within the sector.
@DarrenRodwell
#localgov
@paulw56
1
12
22
BREAKING NEWS:
Birmingham City Council issues section 114 notice
@BhamCityCouncil
@BrumLeader
6
28
23
#COVID19
was a ‘game changer’ for the central/
#localgov
relationship, says
@joanneroney
, who has started her two year stint as president of
@Solace_UK
. She talks to
@HeatheratTheMJ
about how she wants the to shape the policy agenda.
⬇️
@mhclg
0
13
23
A new training and development programme for
#localgov
chief executives will be launched as the sector moves to fill a gap in support for top officers
1
7
21
Local government’s image may be pale, male and stale, but we know better. Here, The MJ is highlighting 40 talented people in and around local government who are just some of the rising stars from in around the sector -
#LGAConf18
4
16
20
Councils’ local knowledge is crucial in order to ‘get the vaccine to people’ in homes and workplaces, rather than expecting the vulnerable to travel for jabs, says
@lpoolcouncil
's public health chief
@DPH_MAshton
#localgov
0
12
21
A must-read & in front of the paywall: chief exec of
@TowerHamletsNow
Will Tuckley on the council's
#Ofsted
journey: from inadequate to good in two years
#localgov
@LeedsCC_News
@RachelDicknson1
0
8
19
A report from
@districtcouncil
says the NHS could save more than £300m if GPs were to prescribe leisure services to 1m inactive people over the next decade -
#localgov
0
13
22
Vice president of
@1adass
Stephen Chandler
@OxfordshireCC
says that while collaboration in system working is crucial in
#adultsocialcare
, 'I would suggest the future is about people, homes and communities, not organisations, buildings and institutions'.
0
9
19
Rachael Wardell
@ADCStweets
speaks to
@annatthemj
about the social worker capacity issues facing
#localgov
, the need for staff to stay long enough to build long-term relationships in places, the pressures of intervention, and spiralling agency costs.
2
6
22
In the aftermath of a recent religious scandal involving a schoolteacher,
@Fox_Claire
@instofideas
salutes the binmen who, she believes, have shown up how a climate of fear can make cowards of leaders – and threaten our democratic core values.
0
5
16
#localgov
is at the heart of the coronavirus crisis, says
@HeatheratTheMJ
. Despite a decade of cuts, councils still step up, and while the nation focuses on pressures on the NHS, the efforts of care workers will be every bit as vital.
0
12
19
.
@HeatheratTheMJ
says the current system of
#localgov
finance ‘looks more and more like it was designed by dinosaurs and is due for extinction’.
1
6
17
Before setting their budgets,
#councils
must rethink themselves and the purpose they serve within their communities, argues
@ProfDonnaHall
@wearenewlocal
'We need to close down the stuff that isn’t working,' she adds.
#localgov
0
5
17
Want to commission a citizens’ assembly? Here, three councils say ‘go for it’. But there’s a lot to think about....
And above all you need the right issue
@theRSAorg
@mySociety
@demsoc
@involveUK
#localgov
0
14
18
Well done from The MJ team!
And the MJ’s Local Authority of the Year for 2019 is…
@WalthamForestCouncil
! A richly deserved win, congratulations
#MJAwards19
4
11
45
1
9
21
.
@harrow_council
has appointed
@Seanharriss
to be its new chief executive, taking over from interim boss Tom Whiting next year -
#localgov
5
6
19
To say
@TheMJAwards
chief executive of the year
@publicnaylor
has had a busy year is an understatement. He talks to
@HeatheratTheMJ
about what he loves doing – reforming organisations ‘to do some remarkable things’
2
3
20
.
@Rushcliffe
win Best Commercial Council for their ‘range of enterprising projects added both community and financial value’
@suffolkcc
are highly commended
#MJAwards18
1
5
19
.
@JTurnross
talks to
@annatthemj
about
@Bhamchildtrust
's progress with improving services for children and young people – and how it has risen to the challenge of the pandemic.
#localgov
@ADCStweets
0
6
21
FREE TO READ: These are the most challenging times most of us have lived through, says
@ProfDonnaHall
@NLGNthinktank
– and ‘we can choose to close down or swim towards the light of a new community power at the precious heart of our public services’.
0
12
20
We are very pleased to announce
@RochdaleCouncil
is the winner of the 'Care and Health Integration'
#MJAwards
category for its service in transforming health and social care. Congratulations to the team for your amazing work! Sponsored by
@IMPOWERconsult
✨
1
2
20
.
@sandwellcouncil
is reversing the numbers of drug-related deaths through cost-effective investment, reducing demand on criminal justice systems and the NHS and returning people back into education and employment, says
@Lisa_McNally1
.
⬇️⬇️⬇️
2
13
20
.
@CityWestminster
’s first Labour leader
@AdamHug
sets out his priorities, including more social housing, tackling the cost of living crisis, and a new focus on resident engagement.
➡️
@leader_wcc
#localgov
2
11
19
.
@PialiDG
has been appointed as a director at
@londoncouncils
. Link to full story in comments below
#localgov
2
5
20
.
@stevenpleasant1
explains how a new ‘local, real-time’ framework lets 10 councils share information on care home pressures in
#GreaterManchester
, ‘allowing us to get mutual help to them’.
@ADPHUK
@1adass
@Jeanelleuk
@TamesideCouncil
@ManCityCouncil
0
19
19