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AI
Global experts share practical lessons for responsible AI adoption in councils
By Ann McGauran | 01 July 2026
A webinar brought together international experts to discuss the impact of AI on local service del...
LG CHALLENGE
LG Challenge: A winning model for industrial growth and environmental improvement
By Virginia Ponton | 30 June 2026
The final challenge of LG Challenge 2026 called on teams to develop a long-term approach to manag...
GOVERNANCE
Toxic member behaviour risks local government excellence
By Heather Jameson | 25 June 2026
Without stronger standards, intimidation of senior officers threatens recruitment, innovation and...
ELECTIONS
Coming to terms with political balance
By Colin Mellors | 24 June 2026
Sixty-four councils had indecisive election outcomes in May. Colin Mellors considers the complexi...
REORGANISATION
Local government reorganisation: What councils must get right
By Elliott Fletcher | 23 June 2026
Most LGR savings assumptions won't deliver without this – what every council must get right befor...
ELECTIONS
Moving on from political limbo: Dealing with no overall control in English councils
By Neil Merrick | 17 June 2026
With more than half the country’s councils now in no overall control, chief executives are having...
FINANCE
The role of internal audit for councils under pressure
By Diana Melville | 16 June 2026
Diana Melville says financial pressure exposes weaknesses in governance, control and capacity, an...
LATCOS
LATCo is the answer for merging services – and for disaggregation
By Justin Galliford | 10 June 2026
Norse Group’s Justin Galliford explains how a trading company offers the flexibility to merge ser...
FINANCE
What England can learn from Japan's approach to local government finance
By Naoki Fujiwara | 04 June 2026
Consideration of Japan’s approach to local government funding suggests possibilities for doing th...
EQUAL PAY
Two-thirds of councils facing a live equal pay risk
By Simon Christian | 03 June 2026
The real decision facing leaders now is whether to address equal pay early and deliberately, or m...
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