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GOVERNANCE

New professional body should give ministers pause for thought

By Paul Marinko | 06 November 2025

The news that a professional body for monitoring officers will be launched later this month will ...

AI

EXCLUSIVE: AI to analyse consulation responses on local government reorganisation

By Paul Marinko | 04 November 2025

Ministers have been warned Artificial Intelligence (AI) cannot replace ‘robust’ analysis, with Wh...

REORGANISATION

Suffolk claims single unitary could lead to reduced council taxes

By Paul Marinko | 03 November 2025

Suffolk CC has suggested moving to a single unitary authority as part of the county’s pending loc...

REORGANISATION

Cambridgeshire local government reorganisation debate heats up

By Paul Marinko | 24 October 2025

Cambridgeshire CC has backed the creation of two unitary authorities amid simmering tensions on r...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Criticism of government delay to SEND reforms

By Paul Marinko | 22 October 2025

The County Councils Network (CCN) has hit out at the Government's decision to delay setting out r...

POLICY AND POLITICS

McMahon backs co-operatives for growth

By Paul Marinko | 22 October 2025

Former devolution minister Jim McMahon has urged the Government to go much further to support co-...

REORGANISATION

Essex CC leaves 'bitter taste' with 'underhand' reorg move

By Paul Marinko | 20 October 2025

Relations between Essex local authorities have been soured after the county council spent nearly ...

COMBINED AUTHORITY

New strategic authorities should 'embrace' disagreement

By Paul Marinko | 17 October 2025

Areas moving towards devolution deals have been advised to ‘embrace’ inevitable disagreement betw...

HOUSING

Lifetime tenancies: It's time councils used powers

By Paul Marinko | 15 October 2025

Paul Marinko argues the ever-worsening housing situation means councils need to maximise the bene...

HOUSING

Are boroughs doing enough to fix London's housing crisis?

By Paul Marinko | 15 October 2025

Most London boroughs continue to provide council housing on lifetime tenancies, despite having th...

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