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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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