Elections

By Heather Jameson | 16 August 2023

What is surprising is the IFS report which concluded that council funding is broken was commissio...

FINANCE

Political swing points to partnership working

By Justin Galliford | 15 August 2023

Justin Galliford, Chief Executive Officer of Norse Group, considers the implications of the recen...

HEALTH

The power of place

By Heather Jameson | 15 August 2023

The chief executives of Oxford City Council and Oxfordshire CC talk to Heather Jameson about gett...

DEVOLUTION

Leading the charge on climate action

By Anthony Payne | 15 August 2023

The Blueprint Coalition’s Manifesto for Local Climate Action outlines four key demands for all po...

Green shoots at Nelson

15 August 2023

The fallout from a bungled election announcement at Nelson Town Council in Lancashire is finally ...

HEALTH

Local government funding system has 'broken down'

By Mark Conrad | 15 August 2023

The funding system for local government has ‘broken down’ and what councils currently receive fro...

ELECTIONS

Cyber attack hits Electoral Commission

By Martin Ford | 08 August 2023

Information held by the Electoral Commission was accessed by 'hostile actors,' the watchdog has r...

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

Croydon elections 'secure' despite 'justified' criticism

By Mark Conrad | 08 August 2023

A review of Croydon LBC’s 2022 elections has backed chief executive Katherine Kerswell’s handling...

WHITEHALL

Fresh LGA drive to influence national politicians over skills and employment

By Dan Peters | 07 August 2023

The Local Government Association has proposed to establish a skills and employment working group ...

CLIMATE CHANGE

Stop micro-managing local issues from the centre

By Heather Jameson | 01 August 2023

The Prime Minister has ordered a review of low traffic neighbourhoods, yet as local government mi...

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