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First Minister: Welsh central/local relationship 'envied' by England

By Paul Marinko | 19 June 2025

Wales’ First Minister has said England looks on ‘with envy’ at Cardiff’s relationship with counci...

Hertfordshire ditches single unitary proposal

By Paul Marinko | 13 June 2025

Change of leadership at Hertfordshire CC following May’s local elections has led to a single unit...

'A drop in the ocean'

By By Paul Marinko | 12 June 2025

Sector dismisses meagre government funding as consultants cash in on reorganisation

Spending Review: £39bn funding boost for social and affordable housing

By Paul Marinko | 11 June 2025

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has announced a £39bn investment in social and affordable housing over t...

Push for Havering to join Essex in reorganisation

By Paul Marinko | 10 June 2025

Havering LBC has dismissed a parliamentary push for the London borough to split from the capital ...

SEND costs pushing capital's councils to bankruptcy

By Paul Marinko | 05 June 2025

London Councils has claimed almost half of the capital’s local authorities are at risk of bankrup...

Government announces allocation of £7.6m reorganisation fund

By Paul Marinko | 04 June 2025

The Government has revealed how much of the £7.6m grant to support the cost of local government r...

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...