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ELECTIONS
How local government absorbs political change
By Blair McPherson | 11 May 2026
The predictions are of new parties in power, new leaders in charge, disruption and inexperience r...
KING'S SPEECH
The King's Speech must squeeze out more progress on climate
By Christopher Hammond | 11 May 2026
After a bruising local election, the King's Speech needs to bring local leaders and communities c...
ELECTIONS
London's elections: Rip up those political maps
By Nick Bowes | 11 May 2026
Nick Bowes says Labour had a dreadful election in London, the Tories swelled their ranks by just ...
ELECTIONS
Local government: An age of electoral insecurity has started
By Duncan Flynn | 10 May 2026
More councils are in no overall control, meaning more fragile alliances, more deal-making, more l...
ELECTIONS
Re-localising elections
By Professor Colin Copus | 10 May 2026
A voting system that allows for not only national parties, but real independents, local parties a...
ELECTIONS
Labour election losses mount amid Reform surge
By Martin Ford | 08 May 2026
Labour has lost control of a slew of councils amid a surge in support for Reform UK following yes...
ELECTIONS
And now for something completely different
By Jonathan Werran | 08 May 2026
Jonathan Werran scans the first indications from the local election results, and says that for La...
POLICY AND POLITICS
All change: Reform UK projected to make huge gains as local elections get underway
By By Heather Jameson & Dan Peters | 07 May 2026
The chairs of three of the sector’s major associations could change hands in the aftermath of tod...
ELECTIONS
Ripples from local election will reverberate for weeks
By Heather Jameson | 07 May 2026
Heather Jameson says: 'There will no doubt be casualties – some deserving, others not – at the ba...
REORGANISATION
Getting staff LGR-ready
By Kathy O'Leary | 06 May 2026
Chief executive of Stroud DC Kathy O’Leary says the council is doing more to address the challeng...
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