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Local government reorganisation is a crisis of trust
REORGANISATION

Local government reorganisation is a crisis of trust

By Cllr Kevin Bentley | 10 September 2026

Cllr Kevin Bentley says the Government’s approach to reorganisation has damaged finances, trust and confidence within councils.

LEADERSHIP

Future Forum Midlands: Council chiefs should only make an external case for cash

By Ann McGauran | 09 September 2026

Local authority chiefs need to make the case for more resources externally rather than within the...

FINANCE

Balancing budgets, civic pride and local government reorganisation

By By Kathy O’Leary | 09 September 2026

A final council budget must balance financial reality with civic ambition, says Kathy O'Leary.

FINANCE

Fixing the financial foundations

By Emma Foy | 09 September 2026

Modernising the technology underpinning councils’ finances makes it easier for local authority ma...

FINANCE

New EFS risk looms

By Rob Whiteman | 08 September 2026

With a wide spread of financial pressures impacting councils, and the Government's pause of reorg...

TRANSFORMATION

EXCLUSIVE: Croydon concerns over transformation

By Dan Peters | 08 September 2026

Croydon LBC’s corporate management team and commissioners have privately expressed concerns about...

FINANCE

Building smaller, smarter councils through community power

By Rob Powell | 07 September 2026

Rob Powell looks at how reorganisation can strengthen community-focused services while protecting...

HOUSING

Calls to ease borrowing restrictions in wake of homes buying blitz

By By Paul Marinko | 03 September 2026

Councils are demanding the Government ease borrowing restrictions to help them confront the natio...

FUNDING

Wandsworth uses Communities Act to fight funding cuts

By Martin Ford | 02 September 2026

Wandsworth LBC is to use legislation introduced almost 20 years ago in an attempt to fend off gov...

HOUSING

Another multi-million pound loss for Cambridgeshire CC-owned company

By Neil Merrick | 28 August 2026

A council-owned development company that borrowed £120m from its parent local authority has poste...

FINANCE

The hidden value in supplier payment data

By Linda Weston | 27 August 2026

Linda Weston explains how Lloyds’ supplier payment data analysis tool Optima, can improve decisio...

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