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POLICY AND POLITICS
Cross-party talks after Bedford budget rejected
By Dan Peters | 05 February 2026
The leader of Bedford BC’s Conservative minority administration has pledged to ‘keep working with other parties’ after its ‘sound’ budget was rejected.
WHITEHALL
Feeling of influence drops, Government survey finds
By Dan Peters | 16 December 2025
The proportion of adults who believe they can personally influence decisions affecting their area...
EMERGENCY PLANNING
All of England's LRFs to take part in pandemic exercise
By Martin Ford | 11 August 2025
All of England’s Local Resilience Forums (LRFs) will take part in a simulation exercise designed ...
REORGANISATION
Brighton & Hove expansion 'absolutely outrageous'
By Dan Peters | 31 July 2025
An MP has described Brighton & Hove City Council’s proposal to expand to the east as ‘absolutely ...
PLANNING
Councils click into the future of planning
22 April 2025
Planning in 2025 is no longer business as usual. The pace is faster, the demands are higher, and ...
ENGAGEMENT
MHCLG reshuffle after engagement improvements
By Dan Peters | 03 April 2025
Engagement between the UK Government and councils has generally improved since Labour’s General E...
LOCAL DEMOCRACY
A powerful Virtual demonstration of accessible democracy
By Maxine O’Mahony | 14 March 2025
Breckland's Virtual Town Hall brought democratic accountability directly into residents’ homes, e...
PEER REVIEW
Test Valley praised for community approach and political collaboration
By Paul Marinko | 12 February 2025
Test Valley BC has received a glowing peer review which commended its community-first approach an...
COMMUNITY SAFETY
Unitaries united against crime
By John Tizard | 11 December 2024
John Tizard says he is determined to work closely with the three unitaries in Bedfordshire, where...
COMMUNITIES
Rethinking co-production
By Briony Banks | 31 October 2024
It’s time for councils to reconsider their approach to co-production by adopting a more flexible ...
AI
AI-facilitated deliberation has its risks
By By Claire Kober | 31 October 2024
Approached with an appropriate level of caution, AI has the potential to transform the way local ...
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