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POLICY AND POLITICS

Burnham 'growth in every postcode' ambition dismissed

Prime Minister Andy Burnham has been warned against awarding groundbreaking tax powers to every region.

By Neil Merrick

SCOTLAND

Scots council map to be torn up

By Martin Ford | 22 September 2026

The Scottish Government has announced proposals for a major shake-up of councils.

COMMUNICATIONS

Defining the 2030 council comms leadership challenge

By Andrea Newman | 23 September 2026

Future communications leaders in local government will need greater judgement, influence, resilience and strategic authority, explains Andrea Newman.

POLICY AND POLITICS

Parties agree to share portfolios at Oldham

By Neil Merrick | 21 September 2026

Political parties at Oldham MBC have reached a power sharing agreement that partly breaks the deadlock created by May’s elections.

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EXCLUSIVE: Councils call for more regulation amid facial recognition rollout

By Dan Peters | 23 September 2026

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Give mayors 5% of income tax, think-tank says

By William Eichler | 23 September 2026

Mayors should be given a 5% share of income tax revenues to shift £3.8bn a year from Whitehall an...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Burnham 'growth in every postcode' ambition dismissed

By Neil Merrick | 22 September 2026

Prime Minister Andy Burnham has been warned against awarding groundbreaking tax powers to every r...

SCOTLAND

Scots council map to be torn up

By Martin Ford | 22 September 2026

The Scottish Government has announced proposals for a major shake-up of councils.

FINANCE

Cambridgeshire 'bunfight' looms

By Neil Merrick | 22 September 2026

Cambridgeshire councils waiting for a decision on reorganisation are heading for a ‘bunfight’ ove...

WELSH LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Working together in Wales

By Dan Peters | 21 September 2026

As shellshocked English council leaders bemoan the loss of trust in government over the delay to ...

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