Reform councils' finances to be reviewed
POLITICS

Reform councils' finances to be reviewed

By Izzy Lepone | 02 June 2025

A team of auditors led by a UK ‘tech entrepreneur’ will be tasked with reviewing the finances of Reform UK-controlled councils, party chair Zia Yusuf has confirmed.

REORGANISATION

Reform and reorganisation

By Laura Hughes | 28 May 2025

Laura Hughes asks what Reform UK’s local elections success will mean for local government reorgan...

LEADERSHIP

Success is all in the preparation

By Kathy O’Leary | 27 May 2025

Kathy O'Leary writes: 'In district councils we’re prepared to do exactly what I did on marathon d...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Legal threats to Reform ambitions

By Martin Ford | 21 May 2025

Reform UK’s ambitions to shake up local government could be stymied by legal hurdles, an expert w...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

How great city regions can shine again

By Mike Emmerich | 20 May 2025

More of the ‘good London effect’ is needed in more of the country, without the bad capital city e...

POLITICS

Uncertain times

By Jonathan Carr-West | 20 May 2025

Following spring's seismic shift in politics, councils face a 'dauntingly busy' summer, writes Jo...

ELECTIONS

'Poor' awareness of election reforms

By Martin Ford | 19 May 2025

There was ‘poor’ awareness of extra measures to help disabled voters and those without ID in last...

ELECTIONS

After the Reformquake

By Ian Miller | 16 May 2025

The local election results could 'bring a different complexion' to reorganisation debates, writes...

ELECTIONS

Reform won councils in areas with quality of life and cohesion concerns

By Martin Ford | 14 May 2025

Reform UK’s local election victories came in areas dissatisfied with policing, jobs, quality of l...

GOVERNANCE

The importance of ensuring good governance

By Abdool Kara | 11 May 2025

Abdool Kara says: 'It’s worth considering how to achieve good governance in the challenging conte...

GOVERNANCE

Filling in the holes in local democracy

By Mel Stevens | 08 May 2025

Mel Stevens considers where the new democratic deficits will lie in the new local government land...

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