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REORGANISATION
The flawed rationale behind reorganisation
By John Mortimer | 08 September 2025
John Mortimer argues that the logic and mindset behind a report that has helped to shape the curr...
PUBLIC SERVICE REFORM
The Test, Learn and Grow programme is unlikely to shift the dial on its own
By Abdool Kara | 08 September 2025
Abdool Kara says the Labour manifesto promised a mission-led government, 'but there is little evi...
REFORM UK CONFERENCE
LGR 'making senior recruitment difficult', says Kent's Reform UK leader
By Ann McGauran | 06 September 2025
The Reform UK leader of Kent CC has said local government reorganisation (LGR) is ‘disrupting bu...
COHESION
Flagging up a problem
By Kathy O'Leary | 05 September 2025
Kathy O' Leary says that while the legal guidance stresses that flags are a very British way of e...
REORGANISATION
Reorganisation contracts reach £3.4m
By Martin Ford | 04 September 2025
Councils have awarded contracts worth £3.4m since the start of the year as part of local governme...
FINANCE
Exclusive: Fair funding 'won't resolve insufficient overall investment'
By Paul Marinko | 04 September 2025
The Government’s fair funding review will ‘not resolve the underlying issue of insufficient overa...
REORGANISATION
The importance of pre-planning to navigating LGR
By Claire Corbett | 04 September 2025
Pre-implementation planning is key to preparing for the challenges and opportunities of reorganis...
REORGANISATION
Wychavon backs two unitaries for Worcestershire
By Dan Peters | 03 September 2025
Wychavon DC councillors have unanimously backed creating a south Worcestershire council as one of...
GOVERNANCE
Filling the governance gap
By Mark Smith | 03 September 2025
As reorganisation unfolds, Mark Smith argues that supporting and building on town and parish coun...
GOVERNANCE
Shifting the levers of control to the local
By Max Wide | 03 September 2025
Max Wide says it is time to fundamentally alter the dynamics of the relationships between localit...
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