Articles by Lord Porter
Much is still to be done on building safety
By Lord Porter | 18 June 2019
Lord Porter says the recent fire in Barking showed buildings under 18 metres have similar safety ...
Councils are a good investment
By Lord Porter | 27 February 2019
The Local Government Association's #CouncilsCan campaign aimed at influencing the 2019 Spending R...
Let's see the cap 'gone for good'
By Lord Porter | 10 October 2018
The Prime Minister’s decision to scrap the housing borrowing cap gives councils a ‘huge opportuni...
'Tis the season
By Lord Porter | 25 September 2018
As conference season takes shape, LGA chair Lord Porter looks at the critical issues currently fa...
The stark reality – we have a £7.8bn funding gap
By Lord Porter | 03 July 2018
As delegates gather in Birmingham for the Local Government Association annual conference, latest ...
My final year as chair, I'll be fighting for fairer housing
By Lord Porter | 27 June 2018
Local Government Association chairman Lord Porter outlines his agenda for the next 12 months and ...
Preventing another Grenfell
By Lord Porter | 13 June 2018
On the first anniversary of the Grenfell tragedy Lord Porter explains how the Local Government As...
Many councils remain at a tipping point
By Lord Porter | 09 January 2018
Lord Porter looks back to the provisional finance settlement and ahead to the major financial cha...
Porter: We cannot continue to run services on a shoestring
By Lord Porter | 19 July 2017
Lord Porter sends a strong message to ministers about the current financial landscape that counci...
Decreasing Whitehall's dominance
By Lord Porter | 04 July 2017
Lord Porter makes an impassioned case for devolution, arguing local and central government cannot...
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