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Former local government minister Phil Woolas dies

By Martin Ford | 16 March 2026

Former local government minister Phil Woolas has died, his family has announced.

Wirral management overhaul to create executive director roles

By Martin Ford | 16 March 2026

Wirral MBC is proposing to create two executive director roles as part of a restructure of its se...

Epping Forest ends legal fight over asylum hotel

By Martin Ford | 13 March 2026

Epping Forest DC has admitted defeat in its long-running legal battle over the use of a hotel to ...

Future Forum: Councils urged to embrace Total Place

By Martin Ford | 12 March 2026

Councils should seize the opportunity presented by ministers’ renewed interest in Total Place, ac...

Future Forum: Senior job opportunities on horizon

By Martin Ford | 12 March 2026

Local government reorganisation offers job market ‘opportunities’ as well as challenges for senio...

Future Forum: Reorganisation threat to transformation

By Martin Ford | 12 March 2026

Fears that ambitions to include transformation alongside local government reorganisation may not ...

Rising to the cyber defence challenge

By Martin Ford | 12 March 2026

The landscape of cyber defence for local government has been undergoing an evolution. Martin Ford...

Future Forum: Warning against 'more of the same' post-reorganisation

By Martin Ford | 11 March 2026

Fundamental questions remain to be answered in the local government reorganisation process, The M...

Council backlash over asylum reforms

By Martin Ford | 11 March 2026

The Government was this week accused of shifting the burden of supporting asylum seekers to counc...

Councils urged to tackle family voting

By Martin Ford | 10 March 2026

Councils have been challenged to focus on tackling family voting in May’s local elections.