WHITEHALL
Call for greater council oversight of academies
By Dan Peters | 24 May 2018
Ministers need to take control of ‘faltering’ academy finances or let councils oversee them, town...
LOCAL DEMOCRACY
Telford CSE inquiry delayed to involve victims
By Martin Ford | 23 May 2018
An inquiry into child sexual exploitation in Telford has been delayed to give victims a greater s...
FINANCE
Decisions, decisions
By Mark Conrad | 22 May 2018
Mark Conrad reports from a recent round table tackling the issue of effective decision-making in ...
LOCAL DEMOCRACY
Building trust in democracy
By Jonathan Carr-West | 01 May 2018
With the local elections taking place today, Dr Jonathan Carr-West says: get the processes right ...
WHITEHALL
Future Forum: LGA to push for place-based EU funding replacement
By Dan Peters | 27 April 2018
The Local Government Association (LGA) will push for a place-based replacement for EU funding aft...
LOCAL DEMOCRACY
Calls for a new Audit Commission are an affront to localism
By Ian Miller | 25 April 2018
Ian Miller rejects recent calls for the reinvention of the Audit Commission.
LOCAL DEMOCRACY
Empowering your residents
By Maxine Moar | 17 April 2018
Authorities can empower residents by changing behaviour and enlisting support for that change whe...
LOCAL DEMOCRACY
Housing and Brexit: a toxic mix for the Tories on 3 May
By Michael Burton | 17 April 2018
Michael Burton asks whether local issues could help the Conservatives salvage some comfort from w...
LOCAL DEMOCRACY
Government orders councils to cease fortnightly publications
By Hiba Mahamadi | 12 April 2018
The Government has directed Hackney and Waltham Forest LBCs to cease publication of their fortnig...
WHITEHALL
Welsh Government in new push for larger councils
By Mark Conrad | 20 March 2018
Local government in Wales is facing a radical overhaul, with ministers consulting on plans to cre...
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