New targets and revised local priorities have been published and show the issues councils will now have to focus on over the next three years. The results of a new YouGov poll also showed that community safety was seen by 82 per cent of people as the most important job for local authorities. 

Environmental campaigners are claiming that a public inquiry due to begin today in Norfolk will be a test of the ability of local councillors and residents to prevent what they see as damaging supermarket
developments. The inquiry will look into plans by Tesco to build a store close to the seaside town of Sheringham. The Campaign to Protect Rural England says the result could have implications across the country. 

Editor: Peter F. Drucker, Leader to Leader Institute
With Peter Drucker’s five essential questions and the help of five of today’s thought leaders, this book will challenge readers to take a close look at the very heart of their organizations and what drives them. A tool for self-assessment and transformation, answering these five questions will fundamentally change how the work is done, helping to lead the organization to an exceptional level of performance.