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Future Forum: Think-tank boss questions mayoral authorities without big cities

By Paul Marinko | 20 March 2025

The chief executive of think-tank Centre for Cities has criticised the idea of mayoral strategic ...

Future Forum: ICB numbers face being slashed in health reforms

By Paul Marinko | 20 March 2025

A National Health Service (NHS) insider has predicted the number of ICBs will be slashed in pendi...

Future Forum: Cornish chief tells districts to harness 'superpower' in LGR

By Paul Marinko | 19 March 2025

The chief executive of Cornwall Council has encouraged district authorities to approach reorganis...

Future Forum: LGR will have 'failed' if frontline services suffer

By Paul Marinko | 19 March 2025

Local government reorganisation (LGR) will be judged a failure if frontline services are negative...

Government insists counties hand over reorganisation data

By Paul Marinko | 14 March 2025

The Government has insisted district councils should be given access to data by county councils t...

Minister cites international politics for reorganisation delays

By Paul Marinko | 14 March 2025

Local government minister Baroness Sharon Taylor has cited geopolitical uncertainty as a potentia...

East Midlands mayor suggests LGA not the right 'fit'

By Paul Marinko | 13 March 2025

East Midlands mayor Claire Ward has said the Local Government Association ‘might not be’ the plac...

Minister: 500,000 figure for unitaries an 'average'

By Paul Marinko | 13 March 2025

Jim McMahon has said a population size of 500,000 could end up as the ‘average’ when unitary gove...

DCN warns of reorganisation risks

By Paul Marinko | 13 March 2025

A new report commissioned by the District Councils’ Network (DCN) has warned reorganisation risks...

Can AI reorganise local government?

By Paul Marinko | 13 March 2025

The MJ team put AI to the test to see if it could come up with workable solutions to local govern...