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ADULT SOCIAL CARE

A national care promise needs a local delivery guarantee

By Paul Burstow | 27 October 2026

A National Care Service needs sustainable funding, clear accountability and local capacity to deliver meaningful care entitlements, writes Paul Burstow.

POLICY AND POLITICS

Prioritising action on standards is a must for PM

By Heather Jameson | 15 October 2026

Heather Jameson says it may be great news to hear that Andy Burnham is committed to delivering re...

SCRUTINY

Can an ordinary citizen actually follow a council decision?

By Michal Simon | 12 October 2026

Michal Simon examines local government decision-making, public accountability and transparency in...

ELECTIONS

Modernising local government election services for the future

By Peter Stanyon | 12 October 2026

Tinkering with the voting system is not enough, it’s time for a wholescale review of how we deliv...

POLICY AND POLITICS

'A denial of democracy'

By Heather Jameson | 08 October 2026

Commissioner-led intervention is ‘problematic’ and a ‘denial of local democracy’, the chief execu...

IMPROVEMENT

Liverpool's recovery: how a council moved beyond intervention

By Heather Jameson | 08 October 2026

Liverpool City Council has shed its final improvement notice and emerged from intervention five y...

POLICY AND POLITICS

IFS warning over fiscal devolution

By Joe Lepper | 05 October 2026

The Government’s regional fiscal devolution agenda threatens to be blighted by regional imbalance...

ELECTORAL COMMISSION

Election watchdog 'not consulted' before shadow poll cancellation

By Dan Peters | 30 September 2026

The Government failed to consult the Electoral Commission watchdog before it announced the cancel...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Concerns raised over Scots shake-up

By Dan Peters | 28 September 2026

Councillors have raised concerns about the lack of clarity around the consultation process and th...

ELECTIONS

The value of voting flexibly

By William Benson | 28 September 2026

Tunbridge Wells piloted the use of early voting hubs in the May elections. William Benson says th...

EMPLOYMENT

Employment support devolution call

By William Eichler | 25 September 2026

Employment support should be devolved to mayoral strategic authorities and Jobcentre Plus scrappe...