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POLICY AND POLITICS
Mayors to hold water firms to account
By Dan Peters | 05 November 2026
Mayors will receive powers through legislation to hold water firms to account for their performance.
YOUTH SERVICES
Ask young people first: what a new town taught me about planning for the next generation
By Saeed Atcha | 02 November 2026
Saeed Atcha looks at what happened when Ebbsfleet Development Corporation asked more than 300 you...
REWIRING LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Councils must prove their relevance
By Barry Quirk | 21 October 2026
As the sector awaits the arrival of a devolution White Paper expected to contain a blueprint for ...
LEADERSHIP
Rewiring the State: Why collaborative leadership matters for local government
By Alison Whiteley | 16 October 2026
Collaborative leadership and cross-sector partnerships are essential to delivering better local p...
FINANCE
The route out of EFS
By Owen Mapley | 15 October 2026
Exceptional financial support to councils must become a bridge back to sustainability, says Owen ...
AUTUMN BUDGET
Autumn Budget: Funding counties' growth
By Steve Broadbent | 14 October 2026
Counties hold the key to growth and public service reform, but the Budget must match ambition wit...
PROCUREMENT
Procurement should be judged by outcomes, not process
By John Simons | 28 September 2026
Effective procurement frameworks should help councils turn ambitious plans into deliverable outco...
INFRASTRUCTURE
The analogue landline switch-off: why councils must act now to protect their communities
By Professor Sultan Mahmud | 24 September 2026
With the UK’s PSTN switch-off approaching, councils need to identify hidden analogue dependencies...
REGENERATION
MJ Regeneration: A Budget to build from
By David Blackman | 17 September 2026
Chancellor John Healey’s commitment to regional economic growth predates the Burnham Government b...
DEVOLUTION
MPs versus mayors: The battle to be local champions
By Pete Robbins | 08 September 2026
Pete Robbins looks at the tensions between MPs and mayors vying for the affections of their voters.
POLICY AND POLITICS
Concerns raised over Reform UK council's JCB trial
By Joe Lepper | 08 September 2026
Concerns have been raised over Reform UK-led Suffolk CC’s decision to trial a pothole-fixing mach...
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