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WELFARE

Welfare reforms to hit councils in Wales and North hardest

By Paul Marinko | 24 April 2025

New research has revealed planned government welfare cuts will pass costs onto local areas, with the North East, North West and Wales disproportionately impacted.

REORGANISATION

Reassembling the dragon

By Rob Thomas | 23 April 2025

Rob Thomas tracks policy debate on council reorganisation in Wales since 1996, and says the early...

Welsh council tax rise of 7.2%

By Neil Merrick | 14 April 2025

Local authorities in Wales are raising council tax by an average of 7.2% in 2025/26 - the second ...

POLITICS

Burnham: Overhaul British state to boost economic growth

By Dan Peters | 02 April 2025

Greater Manchester’s mayor has called for ‘wholesale change in the architecture and culture of th...

HOUSING

Newport to set up company for property maintenance

By Emily Twinch | 26 March 2025

Newport CC is planning to set up an arm's-length trading company to take over the maintenance of ...

SOLACE

Exploring the art of the possible

By Rob Thomas | 04 March 2025

Rob Thomas reflects on last month’s Solace Wales conference and says the opportunity to come toge...

DEVOLUTION

Call for devolution beyond England

By Martin Ford | 27 February 2025

The Government has faced a call to extend its English devolution agenda to Scotland.

FINANCE

Funding floor for Welsh councils

By Martin Ford | 20 February 2025

Councils in Wales are to see an average funding increase of 4.3%, following the announcement of t...

SOLACE

A chance for a united front

By Rob Thomas | 13 February 2025

At an increasingly challenging time for the public sector, Paul Matthews and Rob Thomas look ahea...

FINANCE

Edinburgh tourism tax could be starting point for fiscal devolution, experts suggest

By Dan Peters | 20 January 2025

The approach to a tourism tax being taken forward in Scottish and Welsh cities could be a startin...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Jay distances herself from fresh inquiry calls

By Dan Peters | 06 January 2025

The former head of a national inquiry into child sexual abuse has warned against ‘politicising’ t...

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