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FINANCE
We need to talk about the state of the state
By Heather Jameson | 29 January 2025
A Hollywood actor's eloquent court argument about why he shouldn't have to pay council tax may ra...
REORGANISATION
MPs hear sector divisions over reorganisation
By Martin Ford | 28 January 2025
The size and scale of local authorities following reorganisation has left the sector divided.
REORGANISATION
Councils do not need to start from zero
By Rachael Shimmin | 24 January 2025
It is critical that councils with a desire to move to unitarisation have genuinely helpful suppor...
REORGANISATION
District warning over 500,000 threshold
By William Eichler | 24 January 2025
District councils are prepared to engage with local government reorganisation but warn against ‘r...
WORKFORCE
View from the Hill
By Greg Hayes | 22 January 2025
Greg Hayes explains how a focus on people can help councils navigate the upheavals of reorganisa...
WORKFORCE
The opportunity of uncertainty
By Anthony Lewis | 22 January 2025
Local government reorganisation is a test for personal and organisational resilience, argues Anth...
WORKFORCE
Is there a gorilla in our midst?
By Jonathan Werran | 22 January 2025
Jonathan Werran argues that existing local government staffing and resourcing could struggle to d...
FINANCE
The risk of just rearranging those deckchairs
By Graeme McDonald | 22 January 2025
Graeme McDonald says that unless the sector comes together to argue for reform that truly changes...
DEVOLUTION
Mayor warns of creating 'behemoths'
By Martin Ford | 22 January 2025
A mayor has warned of creating local government ‘behemoths’ overburdened with responsibilities.
REORGANISATION
Norwich launches city unitary bid
By Paul Marinko | 22 January 2025
Norwich City councillors have voted unanimously in favour of pursuing unitary status as part of p...
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