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LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
EXCLUSIVE: LGA reduces funding gap but £8m deficit looms
By Dan Peters | 11 August 2026
The Local Government Association (LGA) has reduced its funding gap by £16m but still faces a forecasted deficit of about £8m over the next four years, it has emerged.
GOVERNANCE
Don't make politics the enemy of good governance
By Hamida Ali | 06 August 2026
Hamida Ali and Mel Stevens argue politics is not an obstacle to good governance. The challenge is...
FINANCE
EFS: A symptom of a system under strain
By Phil Rook | 06 August 2026
Local government needs a funding framework that supports statutory services sustainably rather th...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
EXCLUSIVE: LGA redundancies down to just six
By Joe Lepper | 05 August 2026
The Local Government Association (LGA) is now proposing axing just six full time equivalent (FTE)...
POLICY AND POLITICS
EXCLUSIVE: Asylum legal downgrade sparks concern
By Dan Peters | 05 August 2026
Strategic migration partnerships have raised concerns about the impact of a Home Office decision ...
LOCAL DEMOCRACY
Mayors warned over partnership working
By Joe Lepper | 03 August 2026
Mayoral strategic authorities (MSAs) need to improve their partnership working with investors to ...
FINANCE
Invisibility will be the mark of good stewardship
By Tracy Bingham | 03 August 2026
Leaving a lack of 'unpleasant surprises' will be the true mark of a successful transition followi...
FINANCE
CIPFA report uncovers 'weak financial management' at Hillingdon
By Martin Ford | 31 July 2026
Hillingdon LBC must change course to avoid relying on exceptional financial support (EFS) for yea...
FINANCE
Sorting the finances of social care
By Owen Mapley | 30 July 2026
In light of the Prime Minister’s announcement on social care Owen Mapley says it will take public...
FINANCE
Council to save interest after securing loan
By Dan Peters | 30 July 2026
The National Wealth Fund has granted West Suffolk Council a £9m loan to help deliver a state-of-t...
ADULT SOCIAL CARE
Burnham announces social care workforce reform plans
By Martin Ford | 29 July 2026
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has been urged to exercise caution following his announcement of ‘wid...
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