Building safety, maintenance and the Housing to 2040 strategy 🏗️🏨🏠

Those are the issues we will be looking at tomorrow at Committee with @ScotGov Minister for Housing Paul McLennan - MSP for East Lothian

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Last week's Cities Today News was packed with #mobility , #smartcity and #localgov stories.

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Passion galore from ⁦Salford City Council⁩ new starters at our staff induction programme this morning- great to meet you all and thanks for joining one of the best councils in the business!! #localgov #spiritofsalford

'As a '', I suggest a bunch of auditors of #localgov and #security , as a somewhat #recreational activity by, say #Interpol ?
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Delighted to say our 2024/25 Sector Support programme has been launched.

The refreshed programme has been shaped with input from councils, providing #LocalGov with new and enhanced tools and support to improve, deliver and address any challenges which emerge. ⬇️

What do people say about AWICS seminars webinars & training courses? See awics.co.uk/course-feedback  #Training #seminar #webinar #ukhousing #localgov @CIPFA Chartered Institute of Housing LGANews Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities Scottish Government Welsh Government COSLA SFHA WLGA @chcymru #Finance SIGOMA County Councils Network

Integrated Skills is running a ‘ #FoodWaste – the whole story’ seminar together with Frith Resource Management & NTM-GB Ltd vehicles, on Monday 22nd April at NTM-GB in Kidderminster. Only 20 places available. Register here integrated-skills.com/food-waste-the… #localgov LARAC CIWM Midlands

A couple of new deployments of SocietyWorks FixMyStreet Pro by local authorities North Northamptonshire Council and West Northamptonshire Council ukauthority.com/articles/north… #localgov #apps

What’s the root cause of #localgov financial difficulties?

The catastrophic failure of national govt to fund councils to deliver services they are legally (& morally) required to.

Adults/children’s social care; homelessness & SEN have biggest chasms between demand & resource.

I write a #blog usually weekly at awics.co.uk/awics-blog My blogs cover public services including #ukhousing & #localgov @CIPFA LGANews Chartered Institute of Housing Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities National Housing Federation Westmorland and Furness Council Resolution Foundation Financial Times The Guardian Institute for Fiscal Studies Oxford Economics Institute for Government UNISON - UK's largest union

Big thanks to Marianne Meed Ward for sharing her insights, and those of the Ontario’s Big City Mayors, on the recently released Ontario budget. And Brian Rosborough for the AMO perspective, too. Important voices for how things work, or don't, in the Ontario #LocalGov scene. #ONpoli

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AWICS publishes briefing papers on public services issues at awics.co.uk/briefingpapers Subjects include #ukhousing #localgov #welfare UK Parliament Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities LGANews @CIPFA Chartered Institute of Housing Scottish Government Welsh Government WLGA COSLA SFHA European Commission @chcymru SIGOMA County Councils Network

Thanks to Adam Briggs & colleagues The Health Foundation for giving me opportunity to be part of this work. Key asks clearly set out to deliver the potential #localgov has to reduce harm & improve #PublicHealth

2024 Session: Recap and Wrap-Ups

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#MDGA24 #MDpolitics #localgov #Maryland #Annapolis

Latest update from the Shire Of Dardanup
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logic bomb, If I want to send a signal to The Labour Party and Conservatives and The Green Party may 2nd is my chance. 👍👍👍 #localgov #Election2024

Marianne Alto and Ken Popove: B.C.'s cities have a crisis on their streets vancouversun.com/opinion/op-ed/… via The Vancouver Sun #cariboopoli #bcpoli #BCLocalGov #LocalGov Nancy Bepple Threads @nancy.bepple Katie Neustaeter Scott Nelson

Supreme Court justices warn people not to take ruling against county government too far / #localgov #gacounties #gacities / newsweek.com/supreme-court-…

Always a great event and an important one for leaders in our sector! With ongoing change in legislation in our sector (see yesterday!), this forum offers practical tips and tools to support #leaders ! #AMCTOLeaders2024 #OnMuni #LocalGov