Elections

By Martin Ford | 15 November 2023

Frontline council services could be disrupted during elections as staff are drafted in to run pol...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Current climate making it 'impossible' for councils to carry on

By Heather Jameson | 15 November 2023

Soaring demand, rising pay bills and inflationary costs are making it ‘virtually impossible’ to k...

DEVOLUTION

Keeping the faith

By Heather Jameson | 15 November 2023

As local government battles with budgets and rising demand, Heather Jameson spoke to Leeds City C...

WHITEHALL

Housing minister among casualties of Sunak reshuffle

By Mark Conrad | 13 November 2023

The UK will have its 16th housing minister in 12 years after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s sweepin...

LEGISLATION

Watchdog warning over elections

By Dan Peters | 08 November 2023

It could take a generation to restore public confidence if there are major problems at the next G...

DIGITAL

It's time for action, not words

By Helen Milner OBE | 01 November 2023

The Government’s response to the House of Lords Communications and Digital Committee’s digital ex...

FINANCE

Labour regeneration plans will fail 'without radical action'

By Mark Whitehead | 31 October 2023

An incoming Labour government’s regeneration plans will fail without radical action to devolve fi...

FINANCE

Managing the tightrope

By Adele Taylor | 24 October 2023

Given the knife-edge on which council budgets are currently balanced, the 20% of uncertainty loca...

The trouble with Oflog

23 October 2023

Council senior officers are broadly united in their view that Oflog will not provide warning of l...

CLIMATE CHANGE

Greens push for divestment

By Dan Peters | 20 October 2023

There will be a greater push for divestment in the local government pension scheme (LGPS) after t...

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