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LGR

Labour Conference: McMahon will 'come back stronger' on LGR

By Heather Jameson | 28 September 2026

Local government minister Jim McMahon has vowed to ‘come back stronger’ after pausing plans for r...

EMPLOYMENT

Employment support devolution call

By William Eichler | 25 September 2026

Employment support should be devolved to mayoral strategic authorities and Jobcentre Plus scrappe...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Public backs devolution but wants deprived areas prioritised

By William Eichler | 25 September 2026

Devolution must deliver tangible economic change for England’s left-behind towns and neighbourhoo...

REORGANISATION

Is local government reorganisation still in the race?

By Michael Burton | 25 September 2026

The Government has postponed one complex reform, LGR, in favour of another, devolution, which is ...

SCOTLAND

Scots structure plans opens the door to debate

By Heather Jameson | 24 September 2026

If the Scottish Government's plans for council reorganisation offer 'a community led, economicall...

REORGANISATION

No need for local government reorganisation

By Jens Gemmel von Döllinger | 24 September 2026

Reorganisation may be paused, but councils can still pursue reform by redesigning services around...

POLICY

Radical leader

By Ann McGauran | 24 September 2026

Anna Randle talks to Ann McGauran about her long commitment to local government reform working wi...

LGA

LGA: A busy summer sets the agenda for local government this autumn

By Cllr Eamonn O'Brien | 24 September 2026

Chair of the Local Government Association Cllr Eamonn O'Brien sets out his organisation's key ask...

COMMUNICATIONS

Defining the 2030 council comms leadership challenge

By Andrea Newman | 23 September 2026

Future communications leaders in local government will need greater judgement, influence, resilie...

POLICY

A certain view of local government

By Jonathan Werran | 23 September 2026

Jonathan Werran looks at how local government could gain inspiration from General Charles de Gaul...

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