Councillors
Croydon to take £70m hit
Croydon LBC is expected to be forced to take a £69m hit to its capital programme after a housing development failed to materialise.
Council chief’s treatment was ‘appalling and inhuman’
The leader of York City Council has survived a no confidence vote following criticism over the departure of its former chief executive.
Scotland has some of least local councils in Europe, says campaign group
Scotland has some of the least local councils in Europe and is lagging behind England in terms of voter representation per councillor, new research has found.
Trio drop out of flagship fund
Three local authorities have now dropped out of the Government’s flagship Housing Infrastructure Fund (HIF), it has emerged.
Council claims sacked director was not performing
Senior officers at a London borough accused of unfairly dismissing a director have told a tribunal she was sacked after failing to meet performance targets.
New chief to handle response to damning judgement
Herefordshire Council’s incoming chief executive will personally lead improvement after a judge said there had been ‘longstanding failures’ in the authority’s children’s services.
Campaign launched to reverse centralisation
Local government must ‘turn the tide’ on 40 years in which its autonomy has been eroded, a new report has concluded.
Reorganisation being 'rushed through in pandemic'
The current local government reorganisation process is being ‘rushed through in a pandemic,’ a shadow minister has said.
Making elections meaningful
We need two things from our electoral system says Dr Jonathan Carr-West – enough stability to maintain public confidence and the possibility of meaningful change. But have we got the balance quite right?
Tight timescales force grant rejection
A new garden village featuring more than 2,000 homes has been thrown into doubt after Rutland CC turned down £29.4m it had bid for successfully.
How do we empower and support councillors?
With Super Thursday looming on May 6, Paul O'Brien argues that a radical system reset may be needed; one that supports the role of councillors, values their role and is able to attract people from all walks of life.
Pandemic hits LGA's graduate programme
The coronavirus pandemic undermined Smith Square’s plan to expand its National Graduate Development Programme (NGDP), councillors have heard.
Voter ID plans face fresh legal challenge
A former councillor has been given permission to legally challenge government Voter ID schemes at the Supreme Court.
Organisations push ahead with legal action on remote meetings
Threats to launch a legal bid to allow remote council meetings to continue beyond the spring have materialised.
Hancock's half hour to ease sector concerns
Health and social care secretary Matt Hancock has attempted to ease local government concerns about far-reaching NHS legislation plans.
Cat got your tongue?
A connoisseur of virtual council meetings, Diary has learned to expect only the unexpected while tapping the rich vein of entertainment provided by elected members.
A new chapter for some
The leader of Medway Council has been showing us how lockdown should be done by writing a novel.
A Blur of a council career
Blur drummer and Britpop icon Dave Rowntree’s second career as a Norfolk CC Labour councillor is Out of Time, it appears.
LGA code of conduct 'unlikely to gain traction'
The Local Government Association’s model code of conduct is ‘unlikely to gain any traction across the sector’ because of the lack of sanctions breaches attract, council chief executives have warned Whitehall.
Answers sought over action against council chief
Councillors in Northumberland have demanded to see a report detailing why disciplinary action against its chief executive was taken and subsequently dropped.
