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Just like the weather, councils are rarely stable
LEADERSHIP

Just like the weather, councils are rarely stable

By Blair McPherson | 20 April 2026

It is tempting to think the local government system is fundamentally stable, but this is seldom the case, says Blair McPherson. Leadership is learning to lead in a changing climate, he adds.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

EXCLUSIVE: Dramatic fall in LGA staff morale revealed

By Dan Peters | 16 April 2026

Morale among Local Government Association (LGA) employees fell dramatically during the year leadi...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Putting children at LGR's centre

By Jo Fisher | 16 April 2026

Local and central government alike must put children first throughout local government reorganisa...

HEALTH

Health devolution: opportunity or distraction?

By Katherine Merrifield | 07 April 2026

It remains to be seen if giving the Mayors of Greater Manchester and South Yorkshire greater over...

HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE

Closing the collaboration gap

By Victor Adebowale | 02 April 2026

Victor Adebowale looks at how to move from rhetoric to reality and make collaboration between loc...

REORGANISATION

Disentangling Woking's knots

By Heather Jameson | 01 April 2026

Sent in to stabilise debt-ridden Woking BC, Richard Carr tells Heather Jameson he’s determined to...

ELECTIONS

Keeping an eye on the election count

By Piali Das Gupta | 31 March 2026

Piali Das Gupta looks ahead to what promises to be a time of great change for local government.

LEADERSHIP

Bringing skills from the private sector into a council isn't simply a career shift

By Libby Caulfield | 26 March 2026

Moving to local government after a 10-year career in consultancy, Libby Caulfield was warned the ...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Lack of transparency blamed for Best Value 'mistrust'

By Joe Lepper | 24 March 2026

A lack of transparency in the Best Value system has ‘led to mistrust’ among councils around the G...

LEADERSHIP

Maximising the power of partnership and investment in the East Midlands

By Ann McGauran | 24 March 2026

A year into her role as the first permanent chief of EMCCA, Amy Harhoff is eying the prize of a s...

POLICY AND POLITICS

MHCLG tightens intervention in Tower Hamlets

By William Eichler | 20 March 2026

The Government has strengthened its intervention in Tower Hamlets LBC after accusations the counc...

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