BUSINESS

London to get half of £1bn extra housing borrowing

By Dan Peters | 26 June 2018

Councils in London will benefit from half of the additional housing borrowing flexibilities despi...

WHITEHALL

Needs review to decide council tax support

By Dan Peters | 25 June 2018

Funding for local council tax support schemes will be considered as part of the review of needs a...

FINANCE

Traffic light ratings 'could destabilise' councils

By Dan Peters | 25 June 2018

Districts have warned that ‘naming and shaming’ councils in a vulnerable financial situation usin...

TRANSFORMATION

Understanding the reasons behind change

By Sandra Dinneen | 20 June 2018

Sandra Dinneen on embracing and shaping change at the local level.

WHITEHALL

Districts resist council tax support pressure

By Dan Peters | 15 June 2018

Districts have hit back at Government pressure for them to pass on cash for local council tax sup...

TRANSFORMATION

There are huge opportunities for districts to grasp

By Louise Round | 29 May 2018

Collaborating and transforming is in districts' DNA, writes Louise Round.

TRANSFORMATION

Districts are the democratic gatekeepers to transformation

By John Fuller | 22 May 2018

John Fuller on a new transformation toolkit launched by the District Councils' Network.

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Calls for a new Audit Commission are an affront to localism

By Ian Miller | 25 April 2018

Ian Miller rejects recent calls for the reinvention of the Audit Commission.

PUBLIC HEALTH

The value of parks and green spaces

17 April 2018

While many local authorities are considering selling off parks and green spaces to balance their ...

WHITEHALL

Government could intervene in tier splits row

By Dan Peters | 09 April 2018

The Government could be left to intervene to settle the thorny issue of business rates tier split...

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