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POLICY AND POLITICS
Scale of no overall control delivers uncertainty
By Neil Merrick | 12 May 2026
Local authorities are facing weeks of uncertainty after elections left a record number of councils without any party in overall control.
TRANSFORMATION
Beyond the tipping point: How to make change happen
By Nicola Monk | 07 May 2026
Nicola Monk looks at the obstacles to transformation and how to overcome them.
REORGANISATION
Does the public care about local government reorganisation?
By Michael Burton | 20 April 2026
So far, the public has been pretty disengaged from consultation over the future shape of LGR, but...
POLICY AND POLITICS
EXCLUSIVE: Ministers face legal threat as furious Sussex leaders demand answers on reorganisation delay
By Dan Peters | 09 April 2026
Sussex leaders are to demand ministers fully explain why they have delayed a final reorganisation...
FINANCE
Creating a sustainable future for local government finance is essential
By Tracy Bingham | 25 March 2026
The LGiU's annual State of Local Government Finance survey makes clear that councils cannot raise...
SOCIAL CARE
Exclusive: Councils must be made an equal partner in designing a national care system, says Casey
By Ann McGauran | 11 March 2026
A national care service (NCS) ‘will be an illusion built on local strain’ if councils are not mad...
SOCIAL CARE
How do we make a success of a National Care Service?
By William Burns | 11 March 2026
England, Scotland and Wales are at different stages of their journey towards a National Care Serv...
ELECTIONS
Government should have 'leeway' to seek new council leaders' LGR views
By Ann McGauran | 04 March 2026
Government should have ‘some leeway’ to offer newly-elected council leaders the chance to put for...
FINANCE
Spring Statement: OBR paints gloomy picture of council finances
By Martin Ford | 03 March 2026
The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) has painted a gloomy picture for the future of local g...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Councils need consistency and clarity from government
By Jonathan Carr-West | 25 February 2026
As councils grapple with a host of reforms announced by central government, Jonathan Carr-West pl...
ELECTIONS
Is democracy in danger from election delays?
By Jonathan Carr-West | 27 January 2026
Repeated election postponements place councils in an invidious position and risk undermining demo...
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