DEVOLUTION

Relationship reset

By EXCLUSIVE Dan Peters | 10 October 2024

Local government will be given a louder voice in Whitehall as three new engagement forums meet fo...

COMBINED AUTHORITY

Mayors can relieve council pressures, says report

By Emily Twinch | 08 October 2024

Mayoral combined authorities (MCAs) can help with long-standing policy challenges in public servi...

REORGANISATION

Is reorganisation inevitable or just ingrained?

By Steve Leach | 03 October 2024

It is not increases in council sizes that improve local government, and the public don’t benefit ...

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

A fond farewell

By Heather Jameson | 26 September 2024

As chief executive of Leeds City Council Tom Riordan prepares to leave after 14 years for a top r...

DEVOLUTION

Rayner confirms devolution agreements

By William Eichler | 19 September 2024

Four deals have been signed off in what deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner described as ‘only th...

REORGANISATION

Holden: We can't avoid reorganisation debate

By Paul Marinko | 19 September 2024

The most senior district council chief executive in the country this week conceded local governme...

LEADERSHIP

Searching for the perfect combination

By Mark Rogers | 12 September 2024

Mark Rogers looks at the skills needed to become a successful combined authority chief executive

FUTURE FORUM

Future Forum Midlands: 'Private sector can bring capacity and skills'

By Dan Peters | 12 September 2024

DEVOLUTION

The devo's in the detail

By Ann McGauran | 12 September 2024

The proposed English Devolution Bill has given encouragement to many local leaders, but with the ...

DEVOLUTION

Future Forum Midlands: We don't have devolution, says Rogers

By Dan Peters | 11 September 2024

The interim chief executive of East Midlands Combined Authority has expressed hopes that all area...