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ELECTIONS
Councils defy party lines on election delays
By Martin Ford | 15 January 2026
Council leaders have strayed from party lines over proposals to delay local elections.
GOVERNANCE
A sad day for democracy
By Colin Copus | 10 December 2025
The Government’s commitment to bringing in a mandatory code of conduct alongside new powers to su...
DEVOLUTION
Devolution Bill attacked by peers
By Joe Lepper | 09 December 2025
The Government’s devolution agenda risks ‘leaving communities without a meaningful voice’, Local ...
REORGANISATION
They'll tell the story of… local government reorganisation
By Beth Stewart | 09 December 2025
Beth Stewart assistant director, strategy & innovation at Newtrality says: 'To borrow from the mu...
POLICY AND POLITICS
EXCLUSIVE: Unitaries to fight over funding after fair funding decision
By By Martin Ford | 27 November 2025
Fears have been raised local government could ‘tear itself apart’ over funding for new unitary au...
COHESION
Standing firm in the fight for hope
By Aneeka Muneer | 27 November 2025
Aneeka Muneer says that with community tensions growing, the Law Society’s new framework will be ...
DEVOLUTION
Devo Bill 'snatches' power upwards
By Dan Peters | 26 November 2025
Power is being ‘snatched upwards and away from local voices’ by the English Devolution and Commun...
COUNTY COUNCILS' NETWORK
Milburn: We face 'fundamental breakdown of democracy'
By Heather Jameson | 19 November 2025
The country faces a ‘fundamental breakdown of democracy’ which can only be changed by a shift in...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Mayors and council leaders to take on police and crime commissioner functions
By Dan Peters | 13 November 2025
Police and crime commissioner (PCC) functions will be transferred to strategic authority mayors o...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Government proposes tougher sanctions in standards reform
By Dan Peters | 11 November 2025
Councillors and mayors who repeatedly break the rules or commit serious misconduct will face toug...
HOUSING
Affordable housing boost for mayors
By Dan Peters | 06 November 2025
Mayors outside of London will be given greater influence over the Government’s multi-billion-poun...
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