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New interim chief joins London borough
By Martin Ford | 18 July 2025
Paul Martin has been named interim chief executive at Newham LBC.
Hitting the strike button
By David Blackman | 16 July 2025
The three main local government unions have all rejected the employers’ pay offer. How strong is the possibility of widespread strike action against a backdrop of wider public sector disquiet with the Government on pay? David Blackman reports.
Reclaiming homes and rebuilding lives
By Cllr John Woolf | 16 July 2025
Cllr John Woolf says Islington’s buy-back scheme is believed to be the largest in England and the approach is just one element of a broader strategy to maximise housing supply in the borough.
New interim chief joins London borough
By Martin Ford | 18 July 2025
Paul Martin has been named interim chief executive at Newham LBC.
Council first to adopt four-day week after savings
By Dan Peters | 17 July 2025
South Cambridgeshire DC has decided to permanently adopt a four-day week after a 27-month trial i...
'Fastest finger first' funding approach criticised
By Dan Peters | 17 July 2025
The Government’s chosen shift in approach away from competitive bidding has been criticised.
EXCLUSIVE: Crawley ponders legal response to unitary dismissal
By Dan Peters | 17 July 2025
Crawley BC is considering its next steps, including a potential judicial review, after local gove...
Government proposes Automatic Voter Registration move
By Dan Peters | 17 July 2025
Government plans to move to Automatic Voter Registration (AVR) will ‘make life simpler for everyo...
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Hitting the strike button
'The three main local government unions have all rejected the employers’ pay offer. How strong is the possibility of widespread strike action against a backdrop of wider public sector disquiet with the Government on pay? David Blackman reports.'
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Lessons in lockstep
'Jayne Bryant talks to Paul Marinko about how Wales’ national government has worked hard to protect local government, the way its councils are collaborating, and progress with innovation.'
By Paul Marinko | 17 July 2025
Budget problem? Ask FRED
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Reclaiming homes and rebuilding lives
By Cllr John Woolf | 16 July 2025
Cllr John Woolf says Islington’s buy-back scheme is believed to be the largest in England and the...
A council on a mission
By Cllr Lisa Evans | 02 July 2025
Mission-based working is transforming Stockton-on-Tees by empowering communities and driving chan...
Call to close culture funding gap
By Martin Ford | 16 July 2025
London receives twice as much culture funding as the North, research by a think-tank has found.
On the right path to fiscal devo
By Alun Hughes | 16 July 2025
Government accepts the fiscal devolution principle, says Alun Hughes, and he argues that a County...
Thinking fast and slow on devolution
By Heather Jameson | 14 July 2025
If ministers want their devo dreams to be realised, they need to move fast, says Heather Jameson.
Future-proofing devolution
By Professor John Denham | 14 July 2025
Devolution will need strong statutory underpinning and a long-term, cross-departmental ambition i...
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