Tag: Tim Cheetham

Rigid statutory demands, budget cuts, and lack of political choice are strangling local government innovation

Rigid statutory demands, budget cuts, and lack of political choice are strangling local government innovation

Local Authorities have been having a difficult ride since the formation of the Conservative/Liberal Democrat coalition in May 2010. As it potentially draws to a close, Cllr Tim Cheetham argues that the rigidity of statutoury guidance from the Department for Communities and Local Government, cuts to Local Authority budgets, and a stifling lack of political […]