Title

WHITEHALL

Gove: Devolution will fuel post-Brexit renewal

By Mark Conrad | 28 February 2023

Levelling up secretary Michael Gove has reiterated his long-term commitment to devolving powers t...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

LGA peers' warning over Spelthorne

By Mark Conrad | 27 February 2023

Poor behaviour by some councillors at Spelthorne BC is damaging the authority’s reputation and ca...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Taking on toxic times

By Sir Bob Neill | 08 February 2023

Threats of violence, misogyny, racism and homophobia are all part and parcel of modern-day politi...

WHITEHALL

Yorkshire Mayors call for cultural devolution

By Dan Peters | 18 January 2023

The mayors of South and West Yorkshire have called for cultural spending to be devolved from Whit...

WHITEHALL

Districts' legal threat over devolution deal

By Paul Marinko | 17 January 2023

Four Norfolk districts have threatened to take legal action over the county’s handling of a devol...

FINANCE

Brown to ask Government to bypass referendum limit

By Dan Peters | 05 January 2023

The chief executive of troubled Slough Council is preparing to ask the Government for permission ...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Community engagement in a post-Covid age

By Jonathan Stephenson | 19 December 2022

Jonathan Stephenson looks at how, in the aftermath of Covid, we can get better insight from more ...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Labour outlines huge devolution push

By Mark Conrad | 05 December 2022

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has proposed removing the ‘dead hand of centralisation’ by devolvi...

WHITEHALL

Labour to hand sector control of back to work programmes

By Mark Conrad | 29 November 2022

Councils will be handed control of back to work programmes under a Labour Government, shadow mini...

WHITEHALL

Tributes paid to academic Stewart

By Dan Peters | 24 November 2022

Tributes have been paid to local government academic John Stewart, who has died.

frederica-diamanta

Chief Executive

£174,377

Herefordshire is at an exciting point in its story. Apply for this job

Herefordshire Council

Service Director Children, Young People and Families

up to £122k

Great things are happening in Plymouth Children’s Services. Apply for this job

Plymouth City Council

Chief Operating Officer

£ to attract the best

Sheffield is an amazing, inspiring place to live, work and visit. Apply for this job

Sheffield City Council

frederica-diamanta

Chief Executive

£174,377

Herefordshire is at an exciting point in its story. Apply for this job

Herefordshire Council

Service Director Children, Young People and Families

up to £122k

Great things are happening in Plymouth Children’s Services. Apply for this job

Plymouth City Council

Chief Operating Officer

£ to attract the best

Sheffield is an amazing, inspiring place to live, work and visit. Apply for this job

Sheffield City Council