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POLICY AND POLITICS

Minister says chief candidates must have 'critical skillset'

By Joe Lepper | 22 May 2026

Ministers have urged Surrey’s shadow unitary authorities to prioritise the permanent recruitment ...

REORGANISATION

Reform UK council leader calls for 'cancellation' of reorganisation

By Martin Ford | 22 May 2026

DEVOLUTION

May 8: The day city regions fractured from within

By David Marlow | 21 May 2026

David Marlow says the post-7 May political composition of England’s six Integrated Settlement May...

POLICY AND POLITICS

The public will accept straight talk from politicians so long as there is a rationale

By Michael Burton | 20 May 2026

By claiming the public could have both high public spending and low taxes, the main parties opene...

REORGANISATION

EXCLUSIVE: Surrey skips reorganisation redesign ahead of reorganisation

By Dan Peters | 20 May 2026

There is no time to redesign contracts in Surrey ahead of local government reorganisation, a coun...

REORGANISATION

LGR contracts: The Surrey story

By Philip McCourt | 20 May 2026

A contract is only as good as the oversight that supports it throughout its lifespan. Introduce l...

FINANCE

Maintaining the council's financial integrity and statutory compliance remains non-negotiable

By Phil Rook | 18 May 2026

Council reorganisation remains uncertain, but the potential impact to deliver real change cannot ...

REORGANISATION

Suffolk Reform leadership follows Essex with LGR legal challenge

By Paul Marinko | 15 May 2026

Suffolk CC’s new Reform UK leadership has followed Essex CC is announcing plans for legal action ...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Exclusive: Tory grandee blasts current Government's regeneration and LGR plans

By Heather Jameson | 15 May 2026

Tory grandee Lord Heseltine has launched a scathing criticism of the current Government’s reorgan...

REGENERATION

Regeneration: Hiding in plain sight

By David Godfrey | 15 May 2026

Spatial planning and a development corporation – or similar mechanism – are crucial to realising ...