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Whitehall schtum as Gwynne calls for provisional settlement

By Dan Peters | 17 December 2019

Shadow local government secretary Andrew Gwynne has called on ministers to publish the provisiona...

Two out of three councils eat into reserves

By Dan Peters | 16 December 2019

Two-thirds of councils have reduced their general fund reserves over the last three years, a new ...

Minister warns austerity is not over

By Dan Peters | 16 December 2019

Welsh local government minister, Julie James, warned that austerity is not over as she announced ...

Councils take direct control of failing housing services company

By Dan Peters | 13 December 2019

Four councils yesterday dismissed the board at a housing services company and took direct control...

Devolution revolution expected after Johnson wins

By Dan Peters | 13 December 2019

Local government was this morning expecting a devolution revolution after Prime Minister Boris Jo...

EXCLUSIVE: Scores may have been incorrectly told they can vote

By Dan Peters | 11 December 2019

Councils have been urgently checking their electoral registers ahead of tomorrow’s General Electi...

Repairing a broken system

By Dan Peters | 11 December 2019

The voluntary scheme for sharing responsibility for the care of unaccompanied asylum-seeking chil...

Another senior management restructure for Warrington

By Dan Peters | 10 December 2019

Changes to Warrington Council’s senior management structure will be made, senior councillors have...

Future Forum North: IFS boss praises 'sensible' Labour tax proposals

By Dan Peters | 06 December 2019

The director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies has urged whoever is elected next week to look a...

Future Forum North: Call for towns and cities to make peace

By Dan Peters | 06 December 2019

The driving force behind the Greater Manchester devolution deal has urged towns and cities to mak...