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FINANCE

Council energy firms lose £100m

By Martin Ford | 25 October 2021

Council-owned energy firms have lost £114m over four years, according to new analysis.

LEGAL

Cumbria begins reorganisation legal challenge

By Martin Ford | 25 October 2021

Cumbria CC has begun its legal action against local government reorganisation in the county.

FINANCE

District expectations tempered for Spending Review

By Martin Ford | 21 October 2021

The District Councils’ Network annual conference has heard reforms to local government finance ar...

DISTRICT COUNCILS' NETWORK

Sector 'right to be concerned' about levelling up

By Martin Ford | 21 October 2021

Local government should be wary of the contents of the levelling up White Paper, a think-tank has...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Devolve powers to level up

By Martin Ford | 20 October 2021

The panel brought together by the Centre for Progressive Policy think-tank agreed local governmen...

WHITEHALL

Watchdog calls for mandatory transfer scheme

By Martin Ford | 20 October 2021

Ofsted has joined calls for councils to be required to take in unaccompanied asylum-seeking child...

LEGAL

Councillor jailed over threats to chief executive

By Martin Ford | 20 October 2021

Peter Little pleaded guilty to sending an offensive message to Allerdale chief executive officer ...

WHITEHALL

Government appoints SEND commissioner at Birmingham

By Martin Ford | 20 October 2021

A former council chief executive has been appointed to oversee improvements to Birmingham City Co...

HOUSING

The power of quiet diplomacy

By Martin Ford | 20 October 2021

Outgoing chair of the District Councils’ Network, Cllr John Fuller, talks to Martin Ford about hi...

CLIMATE CHANGE

Call for ground-up approach to carbon reduction

By Martin Ford | 19 October 2021

The Government must ‘match the ambition of communities’ on reducing carbon emissions, a think-tan...

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