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Biggs and Khan in Tower Hamlets mayor showdown

By Dan Peters | 15 May 2015

Tower Hamlets LBC’s cabinet member for housing and development will attempt to succeed Lutfur Rah...

Counties and districts pitch in to devolution debate on Core Cities summit day

By Dan Peters | 14 May 2015

County and district councils have united to warn the Government against ‘two-speed devolution’.

Social care 'must be fully funded'

By Dan Peters | 13 May 2015

Council leaders will seek a ‘very early meeting’ with Jeremy Hunt after his reappointment as secr...

CPG seeks fairer ways to reform Scottish council tax

By Dan Peters | 13 May 2015

The independent, cross-party group (CPG) launched to look at fairer ways of funding Scottish loca...

Mayoral recall system mooted

By Dan Peters | 13 May 2015

Calls for the introduction of a recall system for elected mayors have been made in the wake of th...

Transparency code compliance threat

By Dan Peters | 13 May 2015

Due to a lack of funding, councils struggling to comply with the revised local government transpa...

Compulsion unlikely in sector-led improvement future

By Dan Peters | 13 May 2015

Councils that refuse to engage with sector-led improvement are unlikely to be forced to take part...

Outgoing leader calls for unitary creation

By Dan Peters | 12 May 2015

The outgoing Conservative leader of North Yorkshire CC has called for his council to be merged wi...

Pickles imposes fresh directions on Tower Hamlets

By Dan Peters | 07 May 2015

Eric Pickles has imposed additional directions on Tower Hamlets LBC in what is likely to be one o...

Legal victory impact dismissed

By Dan Peters | 07 May 2015

A legal victory by a campaigner who believes millions of people are paying unfair bills for counc...