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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.

POLICY AND POLITICS

Concerns over reorganisation delay impact on devolution

By Joe Lepper | 08 September 2026

MPs have raised concerns around the impact that a delay to local government reorganisation (LGR) ...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Healey: Fiscal devolution needed for successful cities

By Joe Lepper | 08 September 2026

Fiscal devolution is needed to ‘transfer power and resources from Whitehall to our regions’, chan...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Deadlock over December deadline

By Joe Lepper | 08 September 2026

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government is bullish on enforcing a statutory dea...

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...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Reform UK pledge to slash planning regulation to boost house building

By Paul Marinko | 07 September 2026

Reform UK has announced proposals to slash planning regulations and requirements following a pled...

REORGANISATION

Rayner orders review of local government reorganisation

By Dan Peters | 07 September 2026

The Government has launched a review of its reorganisation programme, withdrawing decisions on fo...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Government rows back on plans to exclude councils from ICBs

By Lee Peart | 02 September 2026

Plans to exclude councils from ICBs have been scrapped by the Government.

POLICY AND POLITICS

Evict parents of anti-social children, think-tank suggests

By Joe Lepper | 02 September 2026

Social housing tenants who are parents of persistently anti-social children should be evicted fro...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Sir James replaced by Lam in shadow Cabinet reshuffle

By Dan Peters | 01 September 2026

Shadow Home Office minister and assistant whip Katie Lam has been appointed shadow housing, commu...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Let's take the Prime Minister at his word

By Zoe Billingham | 27 August 2026

Much of the success of the Prime Minister's agenda will depend on how the mayors and local author...

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