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ELECTIONS

An out-of-the-ordinary election

By Jonathan Carr-West | 09 May 2023

Jonathan Carr-West says successive administrations have weakened local government: starving it of...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Davies expected to take over as chair of LGA

By Heather Jameson | 05 May 2023

The next chair of the Local Government Association (LGA) is expected to be Labour’s Shaun Davies ...

ELECTIONS

Local elections 'well run' but voter ID concerns remain

By William Eichler | 05 May 2023

The first local elections requiring residents to show ID were ‘well run’ but the new law prevente...

ELECTIONS

Big losses for Conservative councils

By Dan Peters | 05 May 2023

The Conservatives have lost seats in the North, South and Midlands, with Labour and the Lib Dems ...

ELECTIONS

'Risk to credibility' of voter ID data collection

By Martin Ford | 03 May 2023

The impact of voter ID restrictions on some communities in tomorrow’s election could remain hidde...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Don't deprive communities of their democratic rights

By Heather Jameson | 02 May 2023

Exclusion figures are set to be masked, and now it transpires the data will only be available at ...

WHITEHALL

DLUHC briefed on small council funding gap

By Mark Conrad | 02 May 2023

Whitehall officials are monitoring the financial situation at several small local authorities ami...

WASTE

Space: the final frontier

By Ian Miller | 02 May 2023

Ian Miller wonders why there is such a rush with the Government's revised national Air Quality St...

ELECTIONS

Cynicism about politicians reaches all-time high

By Ben Page | 02 May 2023

Ben Page says most people still feel that there is an imbalance in Government spending at a local...

PODCASTS

Council chief plans voter ID rapping sequel

By Paul Marinko | 01 May 2023

Rapping council chief Trevor Holden has revealed he is planning a sequel to his hit track on the ...

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