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REORGANISATION
There's no clear mandate for mega-councils
By By Cllr Sam Chapman-Allen | 07 March 2025
Taxpayers' interests would be better served by not rushing reorganisation, says Sam Chapman-Allen.
DEVOLUTION
Cornwall rejection fails to stop strategic authority plan
By Joe Lepper | 04 March 2025
Plymouth is expected to join Devon and Torbay's combined authority but the trio has been rebuffed...
REORGANISATION
City and county clash over reorganisation plans
By Dan Peters | 27 February 2025
Staffordshire CC has teed up a clash with Stoke-on-Trent City Council by proposing a county unita...
LOCAL DEMOCRACY
Elected council mayors could be 'discontinued'
By Heather Jameson | 13 February 2025
Senior Whitehall officials are keen to scrap directly-elected council mayors despite a fudged com...
POLITICS
Power grab pushback
By By Dan Peters | 23 January 2025
Labour’s localism agenda has come under fire amid accusations the party is prioritising dealing w...
COUNCILLORS
Councillor suspension power welcomed by officers
By Dan Peters | 23 January 2025
Council chiefs have welcomed Government moves to give councils powers to suspend councillors foun...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
Rebels with a cause
By By Dan Peters | 16 January 2025
The Local Government Association (LGA) has been warned some members could quit over its stance on...
REORGANISATION
Happy Birthday district councils
By Colin Copus | 16 December 2024
Devolution does not need wasteful, time consuming and expensive reorganisation, argue Colin Copus...
DEVOLUTION
The dangers of reshuffling the deck
By Professor John Denham | 11 December 2024
Will the White Paper create a further divide in the devolution geography, asks Professor John Den...
POLITICS
Call for return of public service agreements
By Dan Peters | 05 December 2024
Ministers should bring back the model of public service agreements (PSA) introduced under the pre...
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Chief Officer for Inclusive Growth
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