Articles by Joe Lepper
Bonds agency closes to new business
By Joe Lepper | 23 June 2025
Local government’s bonds agency – launched to drive down borrowing costs for councils – has close...
Government to create national housing bank
By Joe Lepper | 17 June 2025
A national housing bank will be created by the Government to help finance the building of 500,000...
Peer review highlights 'inappropriate behaviour'
By Joe Lepper | 17 June 2025
More than 250 employees of Westminster City Council reported bullying or harassment at work in th...
COSLA makes two-year pay offer
By Joe Lepper | 16 June 2025
The Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA) has offered a 4% pay rise for 2025-26 and an...
Reform councils try to get ahead of DOGE reviews
By Joe Lepper | 12 June 2025
Two Reform-led councils have started their own DOGE-style efficiency reviews ahead of a visit fro...
Councils with climate action plans double
By Joe Lepper | 05 June 2025
The number of councils with climate action plans in place has almost doubled over the last seven ...
EXCLUSIVE: Ministry admits disabled grant delay
By Joe Lepper | 05 June 2025
Councils will not receive their 2025-26 Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG) funding until late June, ...
Scottish councils keen to explore further devolution
By Joe Lepper | 28 May 2025
Scottish councils are keen to explore the potential of ‘enhanced local government devolution’ but...
Council could slash one in 10 jobs
By Joe Lepper | 23 May 2025
More than one in 10 jobs could be lost at Croydon LBC as it looks to tackle its £1.4bn debt.
McGuinness calls for devolution acceleration
By Joe Lepper | 23 May 2025
Labour’s North East Mayor Kim McGuinness has called on her Government to accelerate devolution by...
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