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POLITICS
McMahon: Government will abolish council committee system
By Dan Peters | 24 June 2025
The Government has announced plans to legislate to abolish the committee system.
DEVOLUTION
Think-tank calls for Glasgow mayor
By Dan Peters | 16 June 2025
Glasgow is at risk of falling behind England’s major cities unless it receives a devolution deal ...
REORGANISATION
Can reorganisation deliver its promises?
By Jason Lowther | 12 June 2025
As the latest round of reorganisation gets under way, Jason Lowther looks at what international r...
COUNCILLORS
Government backs remote attendance at council meetings
By Izzy Lepone | 06 June 2025
The Government’s remote attendance announcement is a ‘positive step’ that gives councils greater ...
FINANCE
EXCLUSIVE: Reorganisation tax warning
By Dan Peters | 05 June 2025
Town and parish councils have warned ministers not to impose restrictions on their ability to rai...
FINANCE
Mayors in tourism tax plea
By Izzy Lepone | 03 June 2025
English mayors have urged the Government to allow councils to introduce visitor levies to boost r...
AI
Democracy, tech, people and power
By Miriam Levin | 03 June 2025
Demos is working with a coalition of partners including New Local to deliver Waves – a $1m projec...
SCOTLAND
Scottish councils keen to explore further devolution
By Joe Lepper | 29 May 2025
Scottish councils are keen to explore the potential of ‘enhanced local government devolution’ but...
DEVOLUTION
McGuinness calls for devolution acceleration
By Joe Lepper | 23 May 2025
Labour’s North East Mayor Kim McGuinness has called on her Government to accelerate devolution by...
PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE
EXCLUSIVE: Push for local PACs slows amid Whitehall scepticism
By EXCLUSIVE by Dan Peters and Martin Ford | 15 May 2025
Support for establishing local versions of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) across England is ...
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