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POLICY AND POLITICS

Pressure grows on ministers to publish reorganisation legal advice

By Dan Peters | 15 September 2026

Pressure was this week growing on ministers to publish the legal advice behind their decision to ‘pause’ local government reorganisation and announce a review.

SOLACE SCOTLAND

Real reform begins at home

By Pippa Milne | 09 September 2026

Ahead of this week’s Solace Scotland conference, Pippa Milne outlines why children and families s...

AI

Drowning in AI tide

By Dan Peters | 08 September 2026

Generative AI is making it easier than ever for residents to complain, object and request informa...

REORGANISATION

EXCLUSIVE: Reorganisation shake-up

By Paul Marinko | 23 July 2026

Recruitment specialist outlines LGR impact on jobs as scramble for newly-created roles likely to ...

WHITEHALL

EXCLUSIVE: Whitehall exploring adding teeth to standards regime

By Dan Peters | 21 July 2026

Whitehall officials are attempting to add teeth to the standards regime despite the lack of a pri...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Burnham promises to give councils more powers as Rayner returns to replace Reed

By Neil Merrick | 20 July 2026

Andy Burnham has promised to give councils greater powers to tackle problems such as rough sleepi...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Manchesterism and the future of local government reform

By Graeme McDonald | 09 July 2026

Graeme McDonald explains why meaningful devolution requires fiscal reform, stronger partnerships ...

GOVERNANCE

Leading in an age of anger

By Robin Tuddenham | 07 July 2026

Robin Tuddenham says poor behaviour is making local government leadership harder, making stronger...

GOVERNANCE

Toxic member behaviour risks local government excellence

By Heather Jameson | 25 June 2026

Without stronger standards, intimidation of senior officers threatens recruitment, innovation and...

EXCLUSIVE: Councillor behaviour takes toll on chiefs, survey finds

By Neil Merrick | 25 June 2026

Abusive and other inappropriate behaviour by councillors is taking its toll on senior staff, a su...

ELECTIONS

Moving on from political limbo: Dealing with no overall control in English councils

By Neil Merrick | 17 June 2026

With more than half the country’s councils now in no overall control, chief executives are having...