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Government agrees £2.5bn of capitalisation directions

By Martin Ford | 29 February 2024

A total of 19 councils have agreed in-principle capitalisation directions worth almost £2.5bn wit...

Government expected to grant £54m capitalisation direction to Havering

By Martin Ford | 29 February 2024

Havering LBC has staved off the threat of a section 114 notice after the Government said it was m...

National care service overhaul fails to charm councils

By Martin Ford | 28 February 2024

Councils in Scotland remain unconvinced by proposals to create a national care service.

Warnings over job cuts repercussions

By Martin Ford | 28 February 2024

Councils embarking on mass job cuts have been warned it will have grave repercussions for the sen...

The first cuts are the deepest

By Martin Ford | 27 February 2024

Sector experts talk to Martin Ford about the effects of job cuts on councils’ resilience, the imp...

Councils face new era of austerity

By Martin Ford | 27 February 2024

Local government could be left to shoulder the burden of public sector cuts in a new age of auste...

Fresh wave of devolution could reduce regional inequalities, says report

By Martin Ford | 27 February 2024

An overhaul of the local government system and a fresh wave of devolution have been put forward a...

New chief to take over at Nuneaton and Bedworth

By Martin Ford | 27 February 2024

Nuneaton and Bedworth BC has named Tom Shardlow as its new chief executive.

New Local chief announces departure

By Martin Ford | 23 February 2024

Adam Lent is to leave the think-tank in May.

Council rejects tax freeze offer

By Martin Ford | 23 February 2024

Argyll and Bute Council has become the first to reject the Scottish Government’s council tax freeze.