Common sense Reform
POLICY AND POLITICS

Common sense Reform

By Paul Marinko | 03 July 2025

Reform UK is taking a measured approach to implementing change as the party takes charge of Durham Council, the authority’s new leader tells Paul Marinko.

POLICY AND POLITICS

Could they be a contender?

By Jack Shaw | 03 July 2025

If Reform-controlled authorities prove dysfunctional or obstructive will that erode trust in both...

FINANCE

Government 'localising blame'

By Martin Ford | 26 June 2025

The Government has been accused of ‘localising blame’ by relying on council tax hikes to prop up ...

HOUSING

Councils face enforcement capacity 'struggle'

By Martin Ford | 18 June 2025

A cornerstone of the Renter’s Rights Bill is under threat due to a lack of council capacity, the ...

FINANCE

Government handling of NICs increase 'unacceptable'

By Martin Ford | 17 June 2025

Ministers made a ‘major misstep’ in failing to assess the impact of the National Insurance Contri...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Councils warned to be 'open to scrutiny' in grooming gangs inquiry

By Martin Ford | 17 June 2025

There has been a ‘collective failure’ to address questions about the ethnicity of perpetrators wh...

REORGANISATION

Reform and reorganisation

By Laura Hughes | 28 May 2025

Laura Hughes asks what Reform UK’s local elections success will mean for local government reorgan...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Legal threats to Reform ambitions

By Martin Ford | 21 May 2025

Reform UK’s ambitions to shake up local government could be stymied by legal hurdles, an expert w...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Ministers accused of 'centralising zeal'

By Martin Ford | 19 May 2025

Ministers have been accused of ‘taking away decision-making powers from local people’ in a new am...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Time to empower the places that matter

By Ravi Gurumurthy | 16 May 2025

Labour's Neighbourhood Commission is not just good politics, but good policy says Ravi Gurumurthy.

FINANCE

McMahon: End to 'shaming' preventing bankruptcies

By Martin Ford | 07 May 2025

An end to ‘public shaming’ of councils has helped stem the tide of section 114s, local government...

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Principal Lawyer (Adult Social Care)

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