Fresh calls for fiscal devo

By Dan Peters | 03 July 2024

Backers of fiscal devolution have urged the government elected today to reconsider the policy des...

Experts weigh in on Tories' failure to end rough sleeping

By Dan Peters | 03 July 2024

Experts have questioned outgoing local government secretary Michael Gove’s excuse for the Conserv...

SIGOMA: Detach business rates from council finance system

By Dan Peters | 01 July 2024

EXCLUSIVE: Asylum dispersals tied to pressure on services

By EXCLUSIVE by Dan Peters | 26 June 2024

Existing pressures on housing and services will determine the distribution of asylum seekers this...

A fiscal crossroads for Labour

By Dan Peters | 25 June 2024

Will an incoming Labour government seize the initiative on fiscal devolution as a way of driving ...

EXCLUSIVE: Housing directors association being explored by LGA

By Dan Peters | 25 June 2024

The Local Government Association (LGA) is exploring the creation of an association of housing dir...

5m unregistered to vote after deadline

By Dan Peters | 19 June 2024

Some 5.1m people remain unregistered to vote despite a surge of 632,863 applications reducing the...

Sir Keir: We need to review voter ID rules

By Dan Peters | 19 June 2024

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has suggested his party would review the policy of mandatory voter...

Warnings over Labour devolution drive

By Dan Peters | 18 June 2024

A Labour drive to fill in the devolution map will take time and energy away from deepening devolu...

Councils and NHS row over Better Care Fund use

By Dan Peters | 18 June 2024

Some Integrated Care Boards (ICB) are seeking to challenge or repurpose the parts of the Better C...