Credit crunch... some advice

Another day, and more gloomy headlines on the economy.

Although the credit crunch is (rightly) affecting Localgov.co.uk's news agenda at the moment, one contributor has at least taken the opportunity to offer some advice to authorities.

Director of finance at the London Borough of Newham, Richard Ennis, believes that the current economic situation is 'the biggest challenge facing local government'.

However, he says councils are ideally placed to lead the communities they represent. Read Mr Ennis's article here.