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FINANCE
LGA conference: Roney tells sector to 'seize the moment'
By Dan Peters | 08 July 2026
Birmingham City Council’s chief executive has urged the sector to seize the moment as Andy Burnham prepares to enter Downing Street as as Prime Minister.
DEVOLUTION
A new accountability architecture to enable fiscal devolution
By Marcus Johns | 08 July 2026
The next phase of devolution depends on stronger local governance, scrutiny and democratic accoun...
DEVOLUTION
Bringing dynamism into devolution
By Mike Emmerich | 08 July 2026
Mike Emmerich introduces his new review focused on building growth-capable strategic authorities ...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Reform, Greens and the reality of local government leadership
By Dr Jason Lowther | 07 July 2026
An INLOGOV study of more than 20 councils newly led by Reform or Green administrations after the ...
FINANCE
CIPFA prudential code changes aim for greater council transparency
By Martin Ford | 02 July 2026
Changes to councils’ financial reporting are being proposed in a bid to prevent a future collapse...
CULTURE
Cultural uses: From estate to asset
By Dan Buck | 02 July 2026
Dan Buck looks at how culture can unlock new income for public bodies.
DEVOLUTION
Warning for Burnham over 'rewiring' prospects
By Neil Merrick | 02 July 2026
Andy Burnham’s grand vision to ‘rewire’ Britain rests on shaky foundations, the Prime Minister in...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Balancing politics and governance
By Abdool Kara | 02 July 2026
As political divergence grows, are stronger statutory officer protections needed to safeguard gov...
INTERVENTION
LGA warning over council intervention metrics
By Martin Ford | 01 July 2026
Analysis by the Local Government Association (LGA) has uncovered issues with the proposed methods...
MAYORAL STRATEGIC AUTHORITIES
NAO warns of tension between autonomy for MSAs and government's responsibility for money
By Ann McGauran | 01 July 2026
The public spending watchdog has warned of tension between Mayoral Strategic Authorities’ (MSA) e...
PLANNING
Councils given green light to refund CIL errors
By William Eichler | 30 June 2026
Councils can now compensate homeowners who missed out on Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) exem...
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