Elections

By Martin Ford | 15 January 2019

A formal legal challenge to the Government’s voter ID trials has been lodged at the High Court by...

HUMOUR

The camera never lies

14 January 2019

Politicians go to great lengths to portray the best possible public image while on the campaign t...

WHITEHALL

Social care Green Paper delayed again amid Westminster turmoil

By Dan Peters | 12 December 2018

Turmoil in Westminster has piled further uncertainty onto local government, with the social care ...

Banger to rights

28 November 2018

Most people in local government will know that voting in Australia is compulsory…but there is far...

WHITEHALL

Cabinet Office considering national voter ID assessment

By Dan Peters | 13 November 2018

The Cabinet Office could carry out a national equality impact assessment (EIA) for next year’s vo...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Reinvigorating local democracy

By Will Godfrey | 07 November 2018

A conference in Newport this week looked at the future of democracy. Will Godfrey emphasises the ...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

The third option

By Reema Patel | 07 November 2018

Deliberative democracy is helping bridge the gap between people and policy says Reema Patel

ELECTIONS

New batch of voter ID pilot areas announced

By Martin Ford | 05 November 2018

Eleven pilots for voter ID checks will be carried out at next year’s elections.

ELECTIONS

Speaking our language

17 October 2018

The whole point of new voter ID requirements is to ensure people can be clearly identified.

FINANCE

Missed savings could lead to overspend

By Mark Conrad | 08 October 2018

Kingston upon Thames LBC is expected to overspend by £4m this year after finding a third of plann...

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