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LCN warns against bigger unitary councils
REORGANISATION

LCN warns against bigger unitary councils

By Neil Merrick | 16 October 2026

Ministers taking a second look at local government reorganisation (LGR) have been warned against increasing the size of new unitary councils.

FINANCE

The route out of EFS

By Owen Mapley | 15 October 2026

Exceptional financial support to councils must become a bridge back to sustainability, says Owen ...

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...

LATCOS

Local government reorganisation: Keeping services options open

By Justin Galliford | 14 October 2026

Norse Group’s Justin Galliford looks at how partnership can help councils preserve choice through...

FINANCE

Local government reorganisation: Financial sustainability amid uncertainty

By Rob Powell | 14 October 2026

'If the test for LGR across England is merely that the new arrangements should be no less unsusta...

DEVOLUTION

First, rewire the place, then turn the lights on

By Rob Huntington | 14 October 2026

From Trumpton’s tangled wires to today’s fragmented public services, local government must join u...

REORGANISATION

Local government reorganisation review nears completion

By Martin Ford | 13 October 2026

Whitehall’s reorganisation review is nearing completion, local government minister Jim McMahon in...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Transforming children's services through devo

By Emmet Regan | 13 October 2026

Emmet Regan explores whether Rewiring the State can deliver meaningful change for those who depen...

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

Why community empowerment needs an age-friendly approach more than ever

By Bianca Rossetti | 12 October 2026

Authorities need to be mindful of how they approach engagement to ensure that they don’t bypass m...

REORGANISATION

LGR: We cannot simply hit pause on our services and new initiatives in Breckland

By Maxine O'Mahony | 12 October 2026

Delivery in Breckland has continued despite the Government's decision to review local government ...

FINANCE

The limits of muddling through for council finances

By Andy Pike | 12 October 2026

Andy Pike looks at England’s local government finance crisis and why incremental fixes must give ...

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