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POLICY AND POLITICS
Dithering continues despite Burnham's push for devolution
By By Joe Lepper | 17 September 2026
Joe Lepper finds devolution geographies in many places are far from being settled despite Prime Minister Andy Burnham's push for strategic authorities to cover all of England.
POLICY AND POLITICS
Rayner insists she is 'not giving up' on 1.5 million homes target
By Dan Peters | 14 September 2026
Housing secretary Angela Rayner has admitted there is now only a ‘slim chance’ of meeting her 1.5...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Concerns raised over Reform UK council's JCB trial
By Joe Lepper | 08 September 2026
Concerns have been raised over Reform UK-led Suffolk CC’s decision to trial a pothole-fixing mach...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Sir James replaced by Lam in shadow Cabinet reshuffle
By Dan Peters | 01 September 2026
Shadow Home Office minister and assistant whip Katie Lam has been appointed shadow housing, commu...
POLICY AND POLITICS
As London's rough sleepers drop by 10% – can Burnham make that figure national?
By By Dan Peters | 13 August 2026
In his first speech after taking office, standing on the steps of Downing Street, Prime Minister ...
TRADE DEAL
Mayors to lead more trade missions, experts predict
By Dan Peters | 04 August 2026
The UK’s first joint mayoral-led mission to India due to take place later this year is a sign of ...
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
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...
AI
Mandarin warns Microsoft are not councils' 'friends'
By Paul Marinko | 08 July 2026
A leading Whitehall digital expert has warned councils artificial intelligence (AI) will not lead...
WORKFORCE
Council workers left 'mentally exhausted'
By Joe Lepper | 07 July 2026
More than a quarter of council workers leave work at the end of the day feeling ‘mentally exhaust...
HR
Brighton faces 'unquantifiable' liability over equal pay claims
By William Eichler | 25 June 2026
Brighton and Hove City Council is unsure about the level of financial exposure it faces from more...
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