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DEVOLUTION
MPs should back mayors to avoid angry DINO-sores
By Mark Lloyd | 15 October 2025
Mark Lloyd argues that having promised big on decentralisation through the ‘take back control’ bill, ministers and MPs now need to prove they are delivering more than Devolution In Name Only (DINO).
POLICY AND POLITICS
Domestic recruitment and retention challenges persist in adult social care
By Liz Wells | 15 October 2025
England’s adult social care sector faces long-term recruitment and retention challenges as it is ...
HOUSING
EXCLUSIVE: London boroughs shunning fixed-term tenancies despite housing pressures
By Paul Marinko | 15 October 2025
Research by The MJ has revealed a majority of London councils still providing lifetime tenancies ...
FINANCE
At what point do things get bad enough to drive change?
By Ben Page | 14 October 2025
Local leaders should insist on transition funding before embarking on change and use the process ...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Clash expected over councils' choice of devolution plans
By By Joe Lepper | 09 October 2025
Councils in Gloucestershire are expected to clash over the county’s devolution options.
HOUSING
DCN call for housing fund expansion
By Joe Lepper | 09 October 2025
A housing fund blighted by poor uptake among local authorities needs to be expanded, according to...
POLICY AND POLITICS
EXCLUSIVE: Food waste new burdens assessment still not completed
By Dan Peters | 09 October 2025
Whitehall has yet to complete a new burdens assessment for introducing separate food waste collec...
PUBLIC HEALTH
Alcohol harm warning over licensing relaxation
By Izzy Lepone | 09 October 2025
Government plans to allow pubs, clubs and restaurants to open into the early hours will ‘undoubte...
DEVOLUTION
EXCLUSIVE: London Councils lobby over working group membership
By Dan Peters | 08 October 2025
London Councils is lobbying to be included in a working group formed to compare the capital’s pow...
POLICY AND POLITICS
EXCLUSIVE: Councils warn of 'devastating' axing of net zero fund
By Dan Peters | 07 October 2025
Councils have warned of the ‘devastating’ impact after the Government failed to commit further in...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Experts' warning over Exceptional Financial Support
By Dan Peters | 07 October 2025
Council finance experts have urged the Government to ensure that Exceptional Financial Support (E...
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