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ELECTIONS
New doubts over voter ID data
By Martin Ford | 17 April 2023
Fresh doubts have been raised about the recording of people turned away from polling stations due...
ELECTIONS
Tories expect to lose 1,000 seats
By Martin Ford | 17 April 2023
The Conservatives are braced to lose 1,000 council seats in next month’s local elections.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
We need a new Audit Commission
By Lord Bob Kerslake | 12 April 2023
The Mark II version of the Audit Commission should look very different to the first time around. ...
LOCAL DEMOCRACY
Local elections should be about local issues
By Cllr Sam Chapman-Allen | 12 April 2023
This year’s polls are of unprecedented importance for the district sector, says Cllr Sam Chapman-...
BUSINESS
Labour pledges to revitalise high streets
By Mark Conrad | 12 April 2023
Labour will today promote its plan to revitalise ailing high streets through a £700m fund to help...
WHITEHALL
EXCLUSIVE: Government monitoring Tower Hamlets after chief's sudden departure
By Dan Peters | 03 April 2023
The Government has revealed it is ‘monitoring the situation’ at Tower Hamlets LBC following the s...
BUSINESS
Don't wait for Westminster: Start building better lives
By Tom Lloyd Goodwin | 29 March 2023
It is still unclear how Labour intend to deliver a more inclusive economic future than the curren...
ELECTIONS
Minister raps council over pre-election restrictions
By Martin Ford | 28 March 2023
Experts have said pre-election period restrictions are causing misunderstandings among officers a...
ELECTIONS
Gove plays down voter ID concerns
By Martin Ford | 24 March 2023
Local government secretary Michael Gove has brushed off fears of gaps in data collection on voter...
ELECTIONS
Elections: a comms guide
By Andy Allsopp | 21 March 2023
Andy Allsopp presents a handy primer for council communicators that unpicks the Local Authority P...
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