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ECONOMIC GROWTH

County unitaries join growing network

By Dan Peters | 22 September 2020

Two county unitaries are among five local authorities that have joined the growing Unitary Counci...

DEVOLUTION

There's no justification for the 'patchwork quilt' of councils

By Anthony May | 22 September 2020

For better or for worse, the Devolution and Local Recovery White Paper should be a long overdue c...

DEVOLUTION

'A really terrible time' for reorganisation

22 September 2020

There is never going to be a good time for local government reorganisation, says Paul Shevlin. 'T...

HUMAN RESOURCES

Putting the spotlight on pension strain

By Tracey Lee | 22 September 2020

Since the proposals for an exit payment cap of £95,000 emerged, ALACE has consistently argued tha...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

We can't wait any longer for major reform of local government

By Simon Jeffrey | 21 September 2020

The current patchwork of local government needs to change if we are to have any hope of levelling...

AUDIT

The dark side of Clarke

16 September 2020

Last week, the sector mourned the sudden departure of local government minister Simon Clarke.

SOCIAL CARE

Forget the charm, local government needs certainty

By Heather Jameson | 16 September 2020

Heather Jameson asks if Boris Johnson’s surprise appearance on a local government call this week ...

HOUSING

Devolution must back our success in delivery

By Cllr John Fuller | 16 September 2020

The pandemic has proved again that bigger Government is not always better, says John Fuller. 'We...

DEPARTMENT FOR LEVELLING UP, HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES

People matter more than places

By Donna Hall | 14 September 2020

Until we stop obsessing about the process of place and begin to reconnect meaningfully with peopl...

REORGANISATION

Think-tank proposes axing hundreds of councils

By Martin Ford | 11 September 2020

England’s 349 councils should be replaced with 69 unitary authorities, a think-tank has argued.

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Salford City Council

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