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LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
LGA to look into scale of £100k salary sign off burden
By Dan Peters | 26 February 2026
The Local Government Association (LGA) is to look into the scale of the burden of members having to sign off salary packages worth more than £100,000.
PAY
EXCLUSIVE: Pay spine review kicks off
By Dan Peters | 26 February 2026
Work has started on a review of the national pay scale used to determine salaries for most counci...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
The secret of Warrington and Barnsley's success
By Andrew Carter | 25 February 2026
Cities Outlook 2026 shows that Warrington and Barnsley achieved better-than-average growth in bot...
FINANCE
Councils cannot tackle economic gender disparities in isolation
By Jon Rowney | 11 February 2026
Jon Rowney says local government offers a positive vision that could help address economic gender...
LGA
This is a pivotal moment to influence the future direction of care and support
By Louise Gittins | 09 February 2026
Over the coming months, the LGA's constructive conversation and engagement responses will shape t...
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...
LEADERSHIP
Why chiefs need a framework
By Pam Parkes | 03 February 2026
There is no consistent professional framework for council chief executives. It’s time for a more ...
PAY
Pay dilemma could push councils over precipice
By Heather Jameson | 29 January 2026
Heather Jameson says that whatever the outcome of the pay negotiations with local government, und...
PAY
£2.8bn wages hike looms amid unions pay demands
By EXCLUSIVE by Martin Ford | 29 January 2026
Local government’s wage bill would have to surge by £2.8bn to meet the demands laid down in union...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
LGA's in need of a welcome revamp
By Heather Jameson | 15 January 2026
Now that the details of plans to reorganise the LGA are out, Heather Jameson says the organisatio...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
EXCLUSIVE: LGA plan hits mid ranks
By Heather Jameson | 15 January 2026
The latest plans to slash the pay for Local Government Association (LGA) staff are unlikely to hi...
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