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MAYORS
Mayor bemoans 'wasted' eight years
By Martin Ford | 03 December 2025
West of England mayor Helen Godwin has said the region has been held back by her predecessors in ...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Devo Bill amendments to protect councillors' addresses
By Paul Marinko | 24 November 2025
Ministers have acted upon Conservative calls to table amendments to the Devo Bill so councillors’...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
LGA faces change or terminal turmoil
By Heather Jameson | 13 November 2025
Heather Jameson says Joanna Killian's 'future operating model promises to deliver a more connecte...
POLITICS
Labour refuses to use devo Bill to protect councillors' addresses
By Paul Marinko | 13 November 2025
The Government has rejected a plea to use the devolution Bill to remove the requirement for counc...
REORGANISATION
Leicester proposes merger with districts
By William Eichler | 05 November 2025
Leicester City Council has published a new proposal on local government reorganisation, setting o...
COUNCIL TAX
Tory MPs warn of 'unrestricted' mayoral levy
By Martin Ford | 03 November 2025
An attempt by MPs to limit tax rises imposed by mayors has failed.
EDUCATION
Minister accuses Reform council of 'Victorian era' policy
By Martin Ford | 30 October 2025
A Reform UK council leader has been accused of ‘taking our children back to the Victorian era’ by...
POLITICS
Can council working relationships survive an extreme political shift?
By Blair McPherson | 30 October 2025
Blair McPherson looks at what happens to relationships between officers and members when an extr...
DEVOLUTION
Fragmented councils threaten English Devolution Bill success
By Simon Goacher | 30 October 2025
Simon Goacher says the rise of Reform UK and the shortcomings of the Government’s Devolution Bill...
DISTRICT COUNCILS' NETWORK
DCN chair promises 'more edge'
By Martin Ford | 29 October 2025
The new chair of the District Councils’ Network (DCN) has pledged to speak for its members with ‘...
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