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Why empowered councils can inspire the electorate
ELECTIONS

Why empowered councils can inspire the electorate

By Sir Bob Neill | 18 March 2026

Devolving more funding is the answer to improving the lacklustre turnout at local elections, says Sir Bob Neill.

SIGOMA

OBR warns pressures on council finances remain

By Sir Stephen Houghton | 13 March 2026

While the Local Government Finance Settlement represents a welcome step towards fixing local auth...

FINANCE

Call for integrating council tax support into universal credit

By William Eichler | 11 March 2026

Council tax support for working-age households in England could be integrated into Universal Cred...

TRANSFORMATION

How to tackle the challenges of 2026

By Paul Marinko | 11 March 2026

Local government has entered a time of unprecedented change despite continuing to face particular...

SOCIAL CARE

Councils are holding care together

By Baroness Louise Casey | 11 March 2026

In the week of her appearance at The MJ Future Forum, Baroness Louise Casey sets out a frank over...

FINANCE

Council spends £220k sending council tax bills first class

By William Eichler | 05 March 2026

Somerset Council has been forced to spend an extra £220,000 sending out council tax bills first c...

WALES

Proposals for Welsh council tax referendums

By Dan Peters | 05 March 2026

Conservatives and Reform UK have proposed a requirement for local authorities to hold a referendu...

FINANCE

EXCLUSIVE: VOA seeking to catch up with banding backlog

By Dan Peters | 26 February 2026

The Valuation Office Agency (VOA) has injected extra resources to ‘prioritise banding new propert...

FINANCE

The job of delivering a more sustainable council finance system is far from over

By Paul Honeyben | 26 February 2026

The task of delivering a more sustainable local government finance system is – at best – only ha...

REORGANISATION

LGR's four phases of financial alignment

By Emily Douglin | 25 February 2026

Emily Douglin looks at the key considerations when combining local government financial systems.

FINANCE

Local government finance settlement leaves sector divided

By Martin Ford | 17 February 2026

The most controversial local government finance settlement for years has divided the sector. Mart...

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