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Opposition to greater council control of business rates

By Martin Ford | 24 March 2021

The prospect of handing more powers over business rates to local government has been given a fros...

Holiday homes tax loophole to be closed

By Martin Ford | 24 March 2021

The Government has announced a clampdown on tax breaks for second homes

Councillors call extraordinary meeting over director secondment

By Martin Ford | 23 March 2021

Councillors in Stockport said they had been ‘treated with contempt’ after a joint director with T...

Former Haringey chief takes Nottingham role

By Martin Ford | 23 March 2021

The former chief executive of Haringey LBC during the Baby Peter case has returned to the local g...

Liverpool director dismissed

By Martin Ford | 23 March 2021

The director of regeneration at Liverpool City Council, Nick Kavanagh, has been dismissed ‘with i...

End to welfare support threatens council finances

By Martin Ford | 22 March 2021

Cutting off pandemic welfare support could lead to ‘disaster’ for families and local government f...

Communities call for funding powers

By Martin Ford | 22 March 2021

Funds aimed at levelling up the country should be devolved to communities, according to a new rep...

Merseyside combined authority appoints chief executive

By Martin Ford | 19 March 2021

Katherine Fairclough has been appointed as chief executive of Liverpool city region combined auth...

Organisations push ahead with legal action on remote meetings

By Martin Ford | 19 March 2021

Threats to launch a legal bid to allow remote council meetings to continue beyond the spring have...

Sleep-in shifts legal battle ends

By Martin Ford | 19 March 2021

A long-running legal challenge by care workers over pay worth £400m has been rejected by the Supr...