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Welfare reforms to hit councils in Wales and North hardest

By Paul Marinko | 24 April 2025

New research has revealed planned government welfare cuts will pass costs onto local areas, with ...

Demand for civil service reform in devolution plans

By Paul Marinko | 24 April 2025

A former Labour communities secretary has hit out at the Government’s failure to include civil se...

London facing bankruptcy from homelessness pressures

By Paul Marinko | 24 April 2025

London Councils has warned the capital’s ‘homelessness emergency’ represents the ‘single biggest ...

Newcastle chief defends Saudi investment

By Paul Marinko | 22 April 2025

Newcastle City Council’s chief executive has reportedly defended the authority seeking investment...

Portsmouth wants out of reorganisation

By Paul Marinko | 17 April 2025

Portsmouth City Council has called on ministers to leave it out of reorganisation plans, arguing ...

The outlook for Reform

By Paul Marinko | 17 April 2025

Paul Marinko finds that many share the view that Reform are going to do well in next month’s loca...

Surrey urged to include single unitary proposal

By Paul Marinko and Heather Jameson | 17 April 2025

The Government has urged Surrey to provide costings for a single unitary authority in its final r...

LGA: 1,700 children referred to social services daily

By Paul Marinko | 17 April 2025

The Local Government Association (LGA) has revealed around 1,700 children are referred to social ...

Surrey to remain divided on unitary plans

By Paul Marinko | 16 April 2025

Surrey’s borough and district councils have revealed the region is set to defy government request...

Home Office cuts UASC incentive payments

By Paul Marinko | 10 April 2025

The Government has reinstated an incentive scheme for councils accepting the transfer of Unaccomp...