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Happy New Year – welcome to 2016

By Heather Jameson | 07 January 2016

What's top of the agenda for local government in 2016? Heather Jameson explores the issues facing...

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LGA: 475k homes approved by councils still unfinished

By Thomas Bridge | 07 January 2016

Almost 500,000 homes have been granted planning permission by councils but are yet to be built, r...

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No 10's housing moves contradict devolution policy

By Michael Burton | 06 January 2016

Michael Burton analyses the latest government plans to speed up housing delivery

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Reshuffle expands Labour's local government roster

By Thomas Bridge | 06 January 2016

Labour’s communities secretary Jon Trickett has survived a shadow cabinet reshuffle, as Jeremy Co...

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Housing ambition hit by 'triple whammy'

By David Edwards | 05 January 2016

Government housing policy has halted one city’s programme for housing investment at a crucial tim...

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Big borough in search of major investment

By Chris Naylor | 04 January 2016

At a pivotal time for Barking and Dagenham, Chris Naylor explains how the borough created a growt...

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Poorest won't benefit from PM's housing takeover

By Sam Clayden | 04 January 2016

The prime minister’s plans to seize control of house building in parts of the country would not c...

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Authorities praised for hitting Christmas resettlement target

By Sam Clayden | 23 December 2015

Local government has been congratulated by the minister for Syrian refugees for hitting their tar...

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First cut is the deepest?

By David Walker | 22 December 2015

Perverse public perceptions are a problem, writes David Walker as he examines what can be done to...

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Leaders call for child refugee scheme

By Sam Clayden | 22 December 2015

Council leaders have called on Whitehall to commission a ‘properly funded’ national initiative to...

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