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LOCAL GOVERNMENT

A year to remember...

A devolution priority programme combined with a wider council reorganisation that could be seen from space; Reform UK limbering up to terrify a Labour Government that was still adjusting the office chairs – how did 2025 play out? Martin Ford and Ann McGauran report

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January

2025 got off to a flying start amidst fears local government reorganisation (LGR) would create ‘mega councils'. The Local Government Association (LGA) said the move to unitaries should be ‘a matter for councils and local areas to decide'. But the association was warned some members could throw in the towel over its stance. The District Councils' Network (DCN) was understood to be trying to shift the association's position.

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