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FINANCE
Unai Emery's brilliance provides a great blueprint for local government finance leaders
By Rob Powell | 05 June 2026
Rob Powell says local government finance leaders have much to learn from Aston Villa's manager Unai Emery as they kick off the next budget and Medium-Term Financial Strategy cycle.
REORGANISATION
Turning reorganisation into real transformation
By Jess Browne | 02 June 2026
The councils that get most from local government reorganisation will be the ones that focus on th...
LEADERSHIP
In local government, wisdom cannot be gained without sacrifice
By Blair McPherson | 01 June 2026
People still want leaders who listen, notice problems early and recognise the difference between ...
WHITEHALL
EXCLUSIVE: MHCLG to relocate
By Dan Peters | 21 May 2026
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) is expected to relocate from Ma...
POLICY AND POLITICS
MPs told ICB restructuring has been a 'fiasco'
By Lee Peart | 21 May 2026
MPs have been told this morning that the reorganisation of Integrated Care Boards (ICB) has been ...
SCOTLAND
Watchdog tells Scottish councils to raise ambition on transformation
By William Eichler | 21 May 2026
Scotland’s councils need to significantly increase the pace and scale of their service transforma...
REORGANISATION
EXCLUSIVE: Surrey skips reorganisation redesign ahead of reorganisation
By Dan Peters | 20 May 2026
There is no time to redesign contracts in Surrey ahead of local government reorganisation, a coun...
LEGISLATION
Bill 'first step' in fiscal devolution era
By Dan Peters | 13 May 2026
The Overnight Visitor Levy Bill is the ‘first step in a new era of fiscal devolution in England’,...
REGENERATION
Regeneration: Now is the time to deliver by tackling inequalities
By Glen Athey | 12 May 2026
Glenn Athey feels we must embrace this opportunity to develop our communities and address inequal...
ELECTIONS
How local government absorbs political change
By Blair McPherson | 11 May 2026
The predictions are of new parties in power, new leaders in charge, disruption and inexperience r...
TRANSFORMATION
Beyond the tipping point: How to make change happen
By Nicola Monk | 07 May 2026
Nicola Monk looks at the obstacles to transformation and how to overcome them.
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- Chiefs take charge
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- Chiefs take charge
- Government's fiscal devolution roadmap sparks fears over Treasury control
- Unai Emery's brilliance provides a great blueprint for local government finance leaders
- Two-thirds of councils facing a live equal pay risk
- Councils question financial sustainability and timescales of SEND reforms
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