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REORGANISATION
Getting ready for the big LGR reset
By Ann McGauran | 26 February 2026
Anna Earnshaw talks to Ann McGauran about reorganisation’s biggest risk, and what central Government could do to ease the path towards unitarisation.
REORGANISATION
Designing the new council together
By Charlotte Platten | 26 February 2026
Members and the community must play their roles in shaping the future as councils go through loca...
LATCOS
Connections with clout
By Paul Marinko | 26 February 2026
Ahead of The MJ’s LATCo Conference in Birmingham, Paul Marinko explores why local authority tradi...
REORGANISATION
Local government reorganisation in Essex 'over'
By Paul Marinko | 25 February 2026
Uncertainty surrounds local government reorganisation (LGR) in Essex, with one leader branding th...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Councils need consistency and clarity from government
By Jonathan Carr-West | 25 February 2026
As councils grapple with a host of reforms announced by central government, Jonathan Carr-West pl...
REORGANISATION
LGR's four phases of financial alignment
By Emily Douglin | 25 February 2026
Emily Douglin looks at the key considerations when combining local government financial systems.
REORGANISATION
Delivering a new culture in a merged council
By Heather Jameson | 25 February 2026
Heather Jameson talks to Adrianna Partridge about the challenges of taking on the top job at loca...
REORGANISATION
Surrey's new beginning
By Terence Herbert | 25 February 2026
Surrey’s 12 current councils are truly working together on reorganisation to deliver two new unit...
REORGANISATION
Steve Reed rejects calls for reorganisation rethink
By Martin Ford | 24 February 2026
Local government secretary Steve Reed has rebuffed calls for his resignation and vowed there will...
ELECTIONS
Calls to indemnify officers after U-turn debacle
By Martin Ford | 19 February 2026
Ministers are facing calls to indemnify returning officers as councils scramble to organise local...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Think-tank in reorganisation democracy warning
By Joe Lepper | 19 February 2026
Action is needed to preserve local democracy amid local government reorganisation and devolution,...
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