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LGA bid to fund support initiative

By Sam Clayden | 15 March 2016

The Local Government Association’s (LGA) improvement body has made an £80m bid over four years to...

Home help?

By Sam Clayden | 15 March 2016

As the highly contentious Housing and Planning Bill ploughs through Parliament, Lords, experts, l...

Public fury spills out over Housing Bill

By Sam Clayden | 15 March 2016

Opposition to the Government’s controversial Housing and Planning Bill continued to mount this we...

Authorities 'easy targets for controversial LOBO loans'

By Sam Clayden | 15 March 2016

Controversial Lender Option Borrower Option (LOBO) loans should be further investigated, a member...

Dash for STP 'may damage devo plans'

By Sam Clayden | 15 March 2016

The rush to develop sustainability and transformation plans (STP) could risk fracturing local rel...

Birmingham intervention panel takes six month pause

By Sam Clayden | 15 March 2016

Birmingham City Council’s independent improvement panel will stand down for six months to give th...

Counties hit back at districts choosing their own devo path

By Sam Clayden | 15 March 2016

Two county councils have hit back after their attempts to broker devolution deals have been stymi...

Solent deal sealed despite county objection

By Sam Clayden | 15 March 2016

The Solent combined authority has been secured despite the leader of the Hampshire CC objecting t...

Whitehall should 'tear down' NHS ring-fence

By Sam Clayden | 14 March 2016

Councils have called on the Government to consider tearing down the ring-fence around health and ...

LOBO loans will not be an 'ongoing issue'

By Sam Clayden | 11 March 2016

Controversial Lender Option Borrower Option (LOBO) loans do not pose future risks to councils, ac...