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POLICY AND POLITICS
Chief in reorganisation 'distraction' warning
By Joe Lepper | 13 May 2026
Local government reorganisation is a ‘distraction factor’ for councils in their delivery of support to vulnerable people, the chief executive of North Yorkshire Council has warned.
REORGANISATION
Who will be willing to die in a ditch on reorganisation?
By Heather Jameson | 13 May 2026
'The public’s choices at the ballot box have truly left the sector’s future agenda in the balance...
POLICY AND POLITICS
The post-elections play
By Ann McGauran | 13 May 2026
After Reform’s key election coups, sector experts say the party will be reluctant to fall in line...
REORGANISATION
EXCLUSIVE: Whitehall delay to reorganisation legislation
By Dan Peters | 13 May 2026
Reform UK vows to ‘be awkward’ to thwart government plans for local government reorganisation.
REORGANISATION
Exclusive: District disaggregation requires 'properly thought through plan'
By Ann McGauran | 13 May 2026
A ‘properly thought through plan' with realistic timescales is needed if ministers are to press a...
ADEPT
A calm place in the storm
By Ann McGauran | 13 May 2026
The new leader of England’s place directors, Katie Stewart, talks to Ann McGauran about the need ...
REORGANISATION
Splitting successfully
By Kate Ryan | 13 May 2026
Kate Ryan explains why district disaggregation is LGR’s next challenge, and why sector-wide learn...
COUNTY COUNCILS' NETWORK
CCN will ensure councils in county and rural areas remain central
By Simon Edwards | 13 May 2026
'Local government reorganisation may reshape councils, but like political change, it will not alt...
REGENERATION
Regeneration: Mitigating LGR's risks for struggling coastal communities
By Christopher Kerr | 12 May 2026
Local government reorganisation in England risks worsening conditions in already struggling coast...
ELECTIONS
Lib Dems seize control of Surrey shadows as interim officers named
By Paul Marinko | 11 May 2026
The Lib Dems have seized control of Surrey’s shadow authorities as the county prepares for unitar...
ELECTIONS
And now for something completely different
By Jonathan Werran | 08 May 2026
Jonathan Werran scans the first indications from the local election results, and says that for La...
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