Joanna Killian

Jul 22, 2024 | themj.co.uk | Ed Turner |Davide Vampa |Joanna Killian |Barry Quirk CBE

All in public service remember the bleak period of the Covid pandemic. It is welcome that Baroness Hallett, in her first interim report last week, points to the ‘dedication of health and social care workers and civil and public servants'  without whom outcomes would have been even worse, and also pays tribute to ‘local authority workers and volunteers'.

Jul 22, 2024 | themj.co.uk | Joanna Killian

LGA Developing leadership: a framework for the future Joanna Killian says the chief executive development programme initiated by the Local Government Association and Solace is a first-of-its-kind package to equip delegates with the knowledge required to deliver what residents need By Joanna Killian | 22 July 2024 SHARE There is no other role quite like a local government chief executive, with a considerable range of responsibilities for hundreds of public services which people rely on every...

Oct 30, 2023 | themj.co.uk | Joanna Killian

By Joanna Killian | 30 October 2023 The reasons may be different, but this is another autumn where local authorities are facing significant financial challenges. Inflation has remained stubbornly high, interest rates have risen, and demand continues in the post-pandemic era. This trio of issues have contributed to many well-managed county local authorities facing daunting in-year overspends, with children’s services seeing the brunt of this.

Jul 4, 2023 | themj.co.uk | Joanna Killian

By Joanna Killian | 04 July 2023 It may not be as high up on the news agenda as the present cost of living crisis, but we still face a major housing and infrastructure crisis in England. As a country we haven’t built enough properties and as a result prices are vastly above average earnings, while for the developments that are delivered there aren’t enough effective mechanisms to adequately capture funding for infrastructure.

May 2, 2023 | themj.co.uk | Joanna Killian

By Joanna Killian | 02 May 2023 For leaders in local government, it is easy to feel like there has been no let-up in the past few years. We have helped steer our communities through a pandemic and then, almost instantly, we had to shift our attention to a cost-of-living crisis which has pilled acute financial pressures on both residents and public services.