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Locality arrangements must be right to avoid remoteness between new unitaries and residents
FINANCE

Locality arrangements must be right to avoid remoteness between new unitaries and residents

By Kathy O'Leary | 16 December 2025

The recent removal of ‘remoteness’ as a factor in determining council funding through the Fair Funding Review makes no allowance for the additional cost of delivering services in rural areas, says ...

SIGOMA

The Recovery Grant: a vital tool to rebuild local communities

By Cllr Sir Stephen Houghton | 28 November 2025

Overall, the Government’s local government finance reforms appear to be a positive step forward o...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Reed vows to stop those trying to pull country apart

By Dan Peters | 25 November 2025

Communities secretary Steve Reed has vowed to stop ‘people at the extremes of politics who are tr...

POLICY AND POLITICS

EXCLUSIVE: Late funding changes may cost metropolitan councils £121m

By Joe Lepper | 12 November 2025

Late changes to the fair funding review around deprivation and population are expected to cost me...

INTERVENTION

Counting the cost of local government failure

By Heather Jameson | 30 October 2025

Reflecting on the bailout figure announced by the Government as it unveiled plans for two new uni...

DEVOLUTION

Growing London benefits everyone

By Antonia Jennings | 07 October 2025

London must not be ignored as the Government focuses on spreading devolution across England – for...

COHESION

Riding out the perfect storm

By Niall Bolger | 11 September 2025

Niall Bolger says communities are in crisis and leaders must respond with compassion, presence an...

FINANCE

Cuts have hit council financial information, report finds

By Neil Merrick | 22 August 2025

Councillors and members of the public are not being presented with accurate or easy to understand...

FINANCE

Barnet lobbies for fair funding review to reflect care costs

By Dan Peters | 28 May 2025

Barnet LBC is lobbying for adult social care costs to be adequately reflected in the Government’s...

FINANCE

Investment is required in every part of the country

By Cllr Sir Stephen Houghton | 16 May 2025

Positive steps on local government finance need to be backed up by investment and cost-of-living ...

LEADERSHIP

A life-changing move for the best

By Michael Burton | 04 March 2025

As retiring Essex CC chief executive Gavin Jones contemplates spending more time with his family ...

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