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COHESION

Can Britain's cohesion drive stop the next riot?

By Paul Marinko | 13 August 2025

The Government’s cohesion taskforce promises a fresh approach to healing divisions – but councils...

HOUSING

Durham tightens HMO rules

By Paul Marinko | 29 July 2025

Durham CC’s Reform administration has tightened Homes of Multiple Occupation (HMO) rules after it...

REORGANISATION

Reading launches 'land grab' of West Berkshire

By Paul Marinko | 29 July 2025

Reading BC has launched a ‘land grab’ of neighbouring West Berkshire wards as the territorial bat...

PAY

Employers and unions agree pay deal

By Paul Marinko | 23 July 2025

Local government employers and the Unison and GMB trade unions have agreed a pay deal for the sec...

WALES

Lessons in lockstep

By Paul Marinko | 17 July 2025

Jayne Bryant talks to Paul Marinko about how Wales’ national government has worked hard to protec...

GOVERNMENT

Nine councils set to receive Government 'innovation squads'

By Paul Marinko | 16 July 2025

Nine councils set to receive ‘innovation squads’ as part of the Government’s ‘test, learn and gro...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Common sense Reform

By Paul Marinko | 03 July 2025

Reform UK is taking a measured approach to implementing change as the party takes charge of Durha...

CLIMATE EMERGENCY

Navigating place-based decarbonisation

By Paul Marinko | 02 July 2025

In a rapidly changing world and a sector consumed with financial pressures and local government r...

RECRUITMENT

Hampshire selects new chief

By Paul Marinko | 01 July 2025

Gary Westbrook is set to replace retiring Carolyn Williamson as Hampshire CC’s chief executive la...

REGULATION

EXCLUSIVE: Government turns to councils for extra building inspector capacity

By Emily Twinch | 30 June 2025

The Government has turned to councils for extra building inspector capacity as high-rise housing ...

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