FINANCE

Reorganisation adds to the patchwork quilt

By Heather Jameson | 16 February 2016

Heather Jameson examines the Government's 'behind closed doors' stance on local government reorga...

BUSINESS

Unitary option mooted in push for devo deals

By Heather Jameson | 16 February 2016

County areas that refuse to accept a directly elected mayor could still get a full devolution dea...

NEW LOCAL

County-wide unitary 'would avert service cuts'

10 February 2016

The Leicestershire Labour group has proposed forming a county-wide unitary to prevent cuts to ser...

WHITEHALL

Greg Clark has districts in a 'vice'

By Sam Clayden | 03 February 2016

The communities secretary is provoking districts into reorganisation and seeing how they react, a...

FINANCE

Calls to replace Lincolnshire tiers with unitary

By Jamie Hailstone | 27 January 2016

Former planning minister Nick Boles has called for the two tiers of local government in his nativ...

WHITEHALL

EXCLUSIVE: 'No end point to devo' as Royal Assent granted

By Heather Jameson | 27 January 2016

Cities and Local Government Devolution Bill gets Royal Assent.

HEALTH

Districts call for expansion of social care precept

By MJ reporter | 26 January 2016

District councils should be allowed to charge a ‘prevention precept’ to help them get to the root...

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

Chief role could return to West Sussex

By Jamie Hailstone | 19 January 2016

West Sussex CC is expected to reinstate the role of chief executive – less than two years after i...

WHITEHALL

Lords attack 'fast-track reorganisation clause'

By Sam Clayden | 14 January 2016

Lords have hit out at amendments to the Cities and Local Government Devolution Bill that would al...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Unitary plans are 'calculated strike'

By Sam Clayden | 13 January 2016

Nottinghamshire councils are at loggerheads over calls to scrap districts.

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