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Essex set to remain split on reorganisation proposals

By Paul Marinko | 28 May 2025

Essex CC’s leader has admitted the county’s councils may fail to agree on a single reorganisation...

Defending growth

By Paul Marinko | 22 May 2025

Alongside next month’s Spending Review the Government will announce its Industrial Strategy, but ...

Think-tank: Defence investment 'economic necessity'

By Paul Marinko | 22 May 2025

Defence industry investment is a ‘strategic and economic necessity’ for UK growth, a think-tank r...

Time for Government to inspire confidence with policies

By Paul Marinko | 15 May 2025

Whitehall is right to be keen to strengthen scrutiny as powers for regional mayors expand, writes...

Sector annoyance at Government's revised LGR feedback letters

By Paul Marinko | 14 May 2025

Whitehall’s decision to send revised reorganisation feedback letters has stoked sector frustration.

LGA shake-up after Reform polls success

By Paul Marinko | 08 May 2025

Reform UK is expected to form a political group within the Local Government Association (LGA) aft...

Reform threaten legal action to close migrant hotels

By Paul Marinko | 06 May 2025

Reform UK chairman Zia Yusuf has vowed councils controlled by the party would launch legal action...

Delivering innovative services and reorganisation

By Paul Marinko | 30 April 2025

In an epoch-defining moment for local government, will reorganisation turbo charge innovation or ...

Report: Populism fuelled by underperformance of cities

By Paul Marinko | 29 April 2025

A report has claimed discontent fuelling populist causes stems from the underperformance of cities.

Badenoch warns against pre-election 'stitch-up' with Reform

By Paul Marinko | 28 April 2025

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has warned the party’s candidates to avoid pre-election ‘stitch...