Combined authority is outsourcing responsibility

By Chris Game | 28 October 2015

Combined authorities are outsourcing responsibility, writes the Institute of Local Government Stu...

A vote for change

By Chris Game | 13 March 2013

Chris Game looks at the example of Denbighshire's Prestatyn North elections as proof that dated e...

Who's budget is it anyway?

By Chris Game | 12 September 2012

Our elected mayors still face major constraints on their powers – especially when it comes to fin...

Blowing hot and cold

By Chris Game | 03 June 2011

A brightly-coloured ‘heat map’ which claims to show levels of local council spending is inaccurat...

Electoral swings and roundabouts

By Chris Game | 14 April 2011

The key theme for May’s council elections may be the scale of Labour’s continuing local recovery ...