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Charting a path through the latest challenges

By Kristy Alexander | 09 July 2026

Kristy Alexander looks at the sector challenges being addressed at this year's LGA Conference.

HOUSING

Decent Homes: raising the bar on quality, trust and sustainability

By Jake Fellows | 09 July 2026

The update of the Decent Homes Standard offers new opportunities for the sector, writes Jake Fell...

REORGANISATION

Reorganisation without resignations

By Gary Evans | 09 July 2026

Gary Evans outlines the importance – and challenges of – retaining talent through local governmen...

RECRUITMENT

Why LGR depends on the right leadership

By Julie Osborne | 02 July 2026

Julie Osborne says the sector’s future will not be secured simply by redrawing boundaries, but ra...

LGA CONFERENCE

Helping navigate through LGR

By Phil Rance | 02 July 2026

Phil Rance looks ahead to the support Local Partnerships will be offering at next week's LGA Conf...

RECRUITMENT

Beyond the challenges, the workforce plan we need

By Gill Nye | 02 July 2026

Gill Nye looks at workforce solutions to the challenges facing local government.

TEMPORARY ACCOMMODATION

Tackling the TA crisis through collaboration

By James McHugh | 25 June 2026

James McHugh looks at a new alliance that aims to ease pressure on temporary accommodation

RECRUITMENT

The pressure of reshaping the sector

By Mark Bearn | 25 June 2026

With many local government figures currently fighting on three fronts, Mark Bearn outlines the ch...

LIBRARIES

Turning the page on prison libraries

By Emma-Louise McLellan | 24 June 2026

Emma-Louise McLellan looks at the important – and often life-changing – work GLL has helped facil...

REORGANISATION

Local government reorganisation: What councils must get right

By Elliott Fletcher | 23 June 2026

Most LGR savings assumptions won't deliver without this – what every council must get right befor...