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FINANCE

Exclusive: Rural and urban council funding 'more or less' the same

By Ann McGauran | 26 May 2026

Funding levels will be broadly the same for urban and rural councils under the Government’s fair ...

LEGISLATION

The King's Speech fell short of delivering for local government

By Ian Miller | 22 May 2026

'Legislation to introduce a duty of candour for public servants and to remove peerages from disgr...

FINANCE

Funding the future: Local government finances, reform and resilience

By Michael Burton | 11 May 2026

Against the backdrop of mounting fiscal pressures, more exceptional financial support requests an...

POLITICS

Kent's political possibilities

By Duncan Flynn | 29 April 2026

While the sector awaits a swathe of government decisions on unitarisation, Duncan Flynn predicts ...

FINANCE

Might it be time to look at some alternatives to increasing council tax?

By Iain Murray | 17 April 2026

Iain Murray says the challenge is not the annual decision to increase council tax, but how far th...

FINANCE

Reform defends £700m council savings claim

By Ann McGauran | 16 April 2026

A senior Reform UK figure has defended the party’s claim it has found £700m of savings at the cou...

FINANCE

Winning the war on waste?

By David Blackman | 16 April 2026

Is Reform UK’s waste drive just a saloon bar dream or are there still genuine efficiencies to be ...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Government ploughs on with council tax billing switch

By Joe Lepper | 15 April 2026

The Government is to plough on with its plans to switch council tax billing from 10 to 12-month i...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Greens propose council tax replacement

By Dan Peters | 14 April 2026

The Scottish Greens have proposed replacing the current council tax with a residential property t...

COUNCIL TAX

Council tax revaluation urged

By Martin Ford | 10 April 2026

The Government has been urged to carry out a council tax revaluation as part of a simplification ...

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Camden Learning is a pioneering schools-led partnership bringing together 57 schools. Apply for this job

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You should be a member of the RTPI with an excellent knowledge and experience of planning and development control. Apply for this job

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