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FINANCE
Finding a better financial balance
By Mark Sandford | 18 February 2025
Kevin Muldoon-Smith and Mark Sandford set out five progressive steps to local government financia...
DEVOLUTION
Devo framework provides basis for going further and faster
By By Cllr James Lewis | 18 February 2025
The English core cities sit as part of existing mayoral combined authorities and stand ready to s...
DEVOLUTION
Nailing scale
By Dr Simon Kaye | 18 February 2025
Devolution should be about building institutions that are strong enough to take on real responsib...
REORGANISATION
Hillingdon: Slough merger 'unsubstantiated'
By Paul Marinko | 18 February 2025
Hillingdon LBC has slammed as ‘unsubstantiated’ a proposal by neighbouring Slough to consider mer...
REORGANISATION
Worcester City sets out preferred unitary plan
By Ann McGauran | 17 February 2025
The Government must give a South Worcestershire unitary council ‘serious consideration’, accordin...
REORGANISATION
Slicing districts could slow LGR for fast-track areas
By By Heather Jameson and Dan Peters | 17 February 2025
Cutting across district boundaries to make new unitaries could create a backlog of legislation an...
DEVOLUTION
Sprinting instead of marathon preparation
By Kathy O’Leary | 17 February 2025
There isn’t a united view on what unitary arrangements should look like for Gloucestershire, says...
ELECTIONS
Questions over elections delay
By Martin Ford | 14 February 2025
Delayed elections to councils set for reorganisation could still take place ahead of the formatio...
REORGANISATION
Reorganisation is set to be a balancing act for government
By Heather Jameson | 13 February 2025
Heather Jameson says that when it comes to reorganisation, 'local leaders are right to ask for ex...
LOCAL DEMOCRACY
Elected council mayors could be 'discontinued'
By Heather Jameson | 13 February 2025
Senior Whitehall officials are keen to scrap directly-elected council mayors despite a fudged com...
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