The time has come to get Closer

摘要

During the past 10 years, while I have been at the Local Government Association, there have been radical and exciting changes in local government. Local government is now better, more important in the delivery of local services, and plays a much more respected role with central government. But, there are important challenges about how councils are funded and what role they play in their communities which will become ever-more urgent in the years to come.