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FINANCE
Tax referendum cap lifted for six councils
By Martin Ford | 17 December 2025
The council tax referendum cap will be temporarily removed for six authorities, the Government has announced today as part of the provisional local government finance settlement.
WHITEHALL
MHCLG covert intelligence gathering was 'unauthorised'
By Martin Ford | 17 December 2025
Covert intelligence gathering by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
A year to remember...
By Martin Ford | 17 December 2025
A devolution priority programme combined with a wider council reorganisation that could be seen f...
REGENERATION
Regeneration: Unpicking the new mayoral fund
By David Blackman | 16 December 2025
The Budget may not have pulled any rabbits out of the hat for growth and regeneration, but there ...
PENSIONS
Beware the pension cliff edge
By Ian Miller | 10 December 2025
A Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government consultation suggests that two groups of ...
DIVERSITY
There's no diluting diversity
By Emily Twinch | 09 December 2025
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage made it clear: he sees no need for dedicated diversity staff. Emily...
REORGANISATION
Districts should look carefully at the creation of new town and city councils
By Ian Miller | 08 December 2025
Where public and political demand exist, districts have bandwidth now to focus on creating town o...
ELECTIONS
Elections overhaul could ease postal vote pressure
By Martin Ford | 27 November 2025
An overhaul of polling stations to be piloted in May’s elections could help ease pressures on ele...
TRANSFORMATION
GDS Local: A digital transformation partnership for the future
By Ian Murray | 22 November 2025
For too long the Government Digital Service (GDS) hasn't played the role it should for local gove...
INTERVENTION
Council at risk of MHCLG intervention backs urgent reforms
By William Eichler | 21 November 2025
Isle of Wight Council has backed urgent reforms after an independent report warned it risked Gove...
HOUSING
The National Housing Bank: Will it help councils build?
By Jack Shaw | 21 November 2025
The question of whether the National Housing Bank becomes a central plank of housebuilding and re...
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