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REORGANISATION
LGR disruption offers long-term opportunity
By Caroline Compton-James | 16 April 2026
Councils understand the longterm benefits that reorganisation can unlock, and are also clear abou...
SEND
Sector needs clarity and funding to plan for SEND reform
By Paul Marinko | 16 April 2026
The Government can ill afford to allow their SEND reforms to fail, says Paul Marinko. 'There must...
SOLACE
Prevention is not an ideological choice; it is a practical necessity
By Graeme McDonald | 16 April 2026
There is a risk that the sector burns more time debating boundaries, governance and organisationa...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Putting children at LGR's centre
By Jo Fisher | 16 April 2026
Local and central government alike must put children first throughout local government reorganisa...
REORGANISATION
Sussex: a warning, not an anomaly
By Samer Bagaeen | 15 April 2026
Samer Bagaeen argues it would be comforting to treat ‘paralysis’ on reorganisation in Sussex as a...
SERVICE DELIVERY
Breckland Council: The magic of the ordinary brings us all together
By Steve James | 14 April 2026
It is the everyday quiet work of districts that builds trust between residents and council and co...
REORGANISATION
Gloucestershire's devolution prize may not be on the table
By Kathy O'Leary | 14 April 2026
Gloucestershire's response to the Government's consultation on areas for spatial development stra...
REORGANISATION
LGR creates major challenges for the corporate services that many have reduced and pared back for years
By Stephen Moir | 13 April 2026
Stephen Moir says corporate services are exactly the teams and services that will need protection...
HEALTH
Streeting's health experiment
By Matthew Taylor | 13 April 2026
The health deals recently handed to mayors could resolve flaws that have dogged the NHS since its...
FUNDING
When councils get desperate, they start being cultural liquidators
By Ben Page | 13 April 2026
When a council sells off art for ‘small change', it sends a signal to the public that the state i...
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- Reform UK council hit by trebling of councillor conduct complaints
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- Exclusive: Tory grandee blasts current Government's regeneration and LGR plans
- New Reform leadership at Essex to legally challenge LGR
Highway Infrastructure Commissioning Manager
£60,135 per annum (pro rata for part time)
At Suffolk County Council, every role is a chance to create positive change. Apply for this job
Director: Housing Strategy and Assurance
£101,997 - £121,997
Shape the future of housing in a city like no other Apply for this job
Director: Housing, Property and Investment
£119,124 - £139,124
Shape the future of housing in a city like no other. Apply for this job
- Reform UK council hit by trebling of councillor conduct complaints
- Suffolk Reform leadership follows Essex with LGR legal challenge
- CQC hands out third inadequate rating
- Exclusive: Tory grandee blasts current Government's regeneration and LGR plans
- New Reform leadership at Essex to legally challenge LGR
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