FINANCE

The next government will have to fix the broken finance system

By Cllr Sir Stephen Houghton | 28 June 2024

The manifestos contained a welcome agreement on multi-year settlements, but big questions remain ...

BUSINESS RATES

We can fix the system

By Greg Stride | 25 June 2024

Amid rising costs to the sector, the prospect of local government keeping a share of national tax...

SOCIAL CARE

Big questions over Labour's intentions

By Heather Jameson | 19 June 2024

Heather Jameson asks what a Labour super majority would mean for local government policy.

COUNCIL TAX

Highlighting the barriers to productivity

By Tracy Bingham | 18 June 2024

With productivity plans being finalised in councils country-wide, Tracy Bingham says she is 'look...

FINANCE

Greens to push for council tax revaluation

By Dan Peters | 14 June 2024

Elected Greens will push for a re-evaluation of council tax bands to ‘reflect big changes in valu...

WHITEHALL

Councils could face taxing challenge after election

By Paul Marinko | 11 June 2024

Whether it be council tax or other charges, the more freedom councils are given to raise revenue ...

FINANCE

A letter to the new PM

By Steve Leach | 11 June 2024

Steve Leach and Colin Copus write to the next Prime Minister with ideas for strengthening local g...

BUSINESS

Welsh editors in warning over council tax notice law

By Emily Twinch | 11 June 2024

Editors in Wales have issued a warning over the Welsh Government’s plans to stop council tax noti...

FINANCE

Hunt rules out 'expensive' council tax revaluation

By William Eichler | 06 June 2024

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has pledged that if elected a Conservative government would not undertake ...

PLANNING

Truths and consequences behind LURA

By Martin Ford | 20 May 2024

The Levelling Up and Regeneration Act finally made it into the statute book, but a raft of big ti...

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