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Think-tank calls for return of Brown's Total Place

By Emily Twinch | 09 May 2025

An initiative from Gordon Brown’s premiership to integrate local public services’ budgets should ...

Preparing for Trump's tariff curveballs

By Emily Twinch | 07 May 2025

The ripple effect of Donald Trump’s shock introduction of tariffs to goods going into the US has ...

Reform UK 'faces serious challenges'

By Emily Twinch | 06 May 2025

Experts have warned Reform UK faces serious challenges after winning the two latest mayoral posit...

Warning over increased number of NOC councils

By Emily Twinch | 06 May 2025

A law firm has warned of the implications for the sector after the number of councils with no ove...

Mayors elected with lowest ever vote share

By Emily Twinch | 06 May 2025

A change in the voting system to first-past-the-post for mayors meant they were voted in with the...

Reform UK urged to take responsibilities seriously

By Emily Twinch | 06 May 2025

Prominent sector leaders this week called on incoming Reform UK councillors to take their respons...

Skills England 'needs time to prove itself'

By Emily Twinch | 06 May 2025

The agency created by the Government to boost post-16 skills in England needs at least a year to ...

Reform takes six councils from Tories

By Emily Twinch | 02 May 2025

Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party has taken six councils from the Conservatives and control of Durha...

Reform gains in English local elections

By Emily Twinch | 02 May 2025

Labour has held onto key mayoralties even though it looks like Nigel Farage’s Reform UK will make...

EXCLUSIVE: Rayner drops Brum inquiry plan

By Emily Twinch | 09 April 2025

Angela Rayner has dropped government plans for a statutory inquiry that would have investigated L...