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LOCAL DEMOCRACY
It's now or never for modern democracy
By Laura Lock | 12 October 2021
The electoral landscape is now ‘more crowded than ever’, while council resources have been ground...
LOCAL DEMOCRACY
Elections are a family affair
By Andrew Seekings | 12 October 2021
Andrew Seekings looks at how Cumbria is preparing for the electoral challenges of local governmen...
WHITEHALL
Counties in council tax warning
By Dan Peters | 07 October 2021
County leaders have warned council tax bills would have to rise by a fifth over three years to ge...
LOCAL DEMOCRACY
Bringing on the bad news
By Blair McPherson | 30 September 2021
Councillors have stopped worrying about unpopular decisions and probably to the surprise of many ...
LOCAL DEMOCRACY
Respect, Standards and Freedom of Expression
By Nick Graham | 30 September 2021
In the main, councillors should not fear being disciplined or called to account for their sincere...
LOCAL DEMOCRACY
Building forward in local government
By Pauline Yau | 30 September 2021
Failure by the Government to recognise the great strides councils have made harnessing the positi...
LOCAL DEMOCRACY
The people have spoken
By Heather Jameson | 14 September 2021
Engaging with the public to gauge local priorities, Newham LBC’s first permanent Citizens’ Assemb...
WHITEHALL
Pickles praises mayors during pandemic
By Dan Peters | 09 September 2021
Former local government secretary Eric Pickles has admitted he was a ‘late convert’ to the idea o...
LOCAL DEMOCRACY
Call to 'resume democratic control' at Ceredigion
By Martin Ford | 24 August 2021
Ceredigion Council’s leader has been urged to ‘resume democratic control’ of the authority.
LOCAL DEMOCRACY
Photo ID for elections will be even more difficult to 'sell' to the public
By Paul Shevlin | 02 August 2021
The Government now wants to introduce a requirement for photo ID for elections. Paul Shevlin says...
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