Gareth Lyon: Reforming social care must include an increase in the supply of accommodation. More choice is needed.
In the UK, our retirement communities sector provides about a tenth of the capacity per head as that in New Zealand and Australia.
Samia Hersi: We can win again in London – if we take up the right issues
Releasing industrial land to build homes and preventative measures to tackle violent crime are the policies we need.
David Simmonds: After six months of disruption, refugee resettlement must not be forgotten
Local authorities have welcomed those seeking sanctuary and helped to integrate them smoothly into their new surroundings.
Joe Porter: In Staffordshire Moorlands, we are taking practical action to help tackle climate change
Community orchards, wildflower meadows, peatland restoration, and woodland expansion benefit our environment and our economy.
Judy Terry: The danger to the Government in next year’s local elections from angry voters
The Government must improve its communication, avoiding bluster and phrases that patronise the public.
Gerard Dugdill: Anger persists over the loss of our traditional counties. Proper names and boundaries must be restored.
You wouldn’t want your name to be changed against your will, and nobody voted for their history to be rewritten by bureaucrats.
Tony Devenish: Opponents of planning reform ignore the big changes in the kind of buildings we need
Communities demand a real say on development. Planners can’t get away with fake consultations any longer.
Steve Bell: Corbynism achieved power in Brighton and Hove. It failed spectacularly.
Pledges on housing and the environment were abandoned. The Labour Group became embroiled in bullying and anti-semitism.
Simon Clark: How local authorities are waging war on personal freedom
Almost a third of councils restrict smoking in open-air public spaces, with some of these bans enforced with fixed penalty notices.
Frances Lasok: This pandemic has shown that the Conservatives need to focus on local communities
Capitalism adapts and we are the party of innovation and opportunity. The crisis has meant a return to the Big Society.
Shaun Bailey: We can’t let London grind to a halt
Failure is not inevitable. Elsewhere, effective transport networks are being delivered. We need that in our capital.
Andrew Carter: Devolving responsibilities to our town halls must also mean devolving money
We should be asking ourselves what we want from local government in the future, particularly in light of the Covid-19 crisis.
Marc Jones: Sobriety tags on offenders who commit crimes while under the influence of alcohol can makes us safer
There is no doubt that innovation is needed to tackle a problem which is a blight on communities across the UK.
John Pennington: Labour is punishing motorists in Bradford
Rather than impose new burdens, we should be offering free parking to help revive local businesses.
Keith Prince: Londoners will not return to their previous travel arrangements. Whatever the Mayor might want.
There is now ample evidence that lockdown has put rocket boosters under the trend for people to work from home.