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LCN warns against bigger unitary councils
REORGANISATION

LCN warns against bigger unitary councils

By Neil Merrick | 16 October 2026

Ministers taking a second look at local government reorganisation (LGR) have been warned against increasing the size of new unitary councils.

FINANCE

Cheshire East faces 'significant' finance risk

By Joe Lepper | 16 October 2026

Financial sustainability ‘remains a significant corporate risk’ at Cheshire East Council, accordi...

FINANCE

Call for long-term EFS plan

By Dan Peters | 15 October 2026

The Government must turn exceptional financial support (EFS) into a ‘managed recovery regime rath...

FINANCE

The route out of EFS

By Owen Mapley | 15 October 2026

Exceptional financial support to councils must become a bridge back to sustainability, says Owen ...

FINANCE

Local government reorganisation: Financial sustainability amid uncertainty

By Rob Powell | 14 October 2026

'If the test for LGR across England is merely that the new arrangements should be no less unsusta...

ADULT SOCIAL CARE

Social care vacancies at decade low but recruitment growth slows

By William Eichler | 14 October 2026

Growth in the adult social care workforce in England is occurring at its slowest rate in four yea...

AUTUMN BUDGET

Autumn Budget: Funding counties' growth

By Steve Broadbent | 14 October 2026

Counties hold the key to growth and public service reform, but the Budget must match ambition wit...

SEND

SEND deficits to hit £10bn by 2028

By Martin Ford | 13 October 2026

Deficits relating to special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) services are set to balloo...

HOUSING

Deferring maintenance is a decision, not a saving

By Adnan Qureshi | 12 October 2026

Adnan Qureshi says delaying work can be a perfectly rational decision when budgets are tight. The...

SCRUTINY

Can an ordinary citizen actually follow a council decision?

By Michal Simon | 12 October 2026

Michal Simon examines local government decision-making, public accountability and transparency in...

DEVOLUTION

What water reform can teach us about devolution

By Jessica Browne | 12 October 2026

Water reform provides a practical test of the wider devolution agenda, says Jessica Browne.

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