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LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Revolution for Welsh local democracy

By Julie James | 25 November 2020

The Welsh Government’s Local Government and Elections Bill is not a technical and legalistic char...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Proportional votes to come to Wales

By Dan Peters | 19 November 2020

Proportional voting will be introduced to Welsh council elections for the first time as the franc...

ELECTIONS

Upfront, where it counts

11 November 2020

Diary was as hooked as everyone else by the unfolding drama of the US presidential election.

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Local government does a brilliant job in elections

By Ben Page | 11 November 2020

Ben Page 'cannot ever recall a UK election 'like the one Americans are currently fighting over'. ...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

We've made strategic errors on UK elections

By Mike Bennett | 09 November 2020

Election counts need more speed and spectacle for democracy to survive the Trump effect, argues M...

WHITEHALL

EXCLUSIVE: Cabinet Office rules out elections delay

By Heather Jameson | 03 November 2020

The Cabinet Office has ruled out any further delays to local elections despite the complexity of ...

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

Rough sleeping advisory panel sidelined

By Dan Peters | 05 October 2020

A government-backed advisory panel formed to help eradicate rough sleeping has met just once in t...

WHITEHALL

Voter ID 'not the issue,' claim election officers

By Martin Ford | 05 October 2020

Appeals have been made to the Government to shift its focus from voter ID trials and address the ...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Towns Fund selection 'warps economy'

By Martin Ford | 28 September 2020

Controversy over the selection process for the Towns Fund has led a campaign group to call for an...

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

'Rising star' to get new chief executive position

By Dan Peters | 16 September 2020

Cotswold DC is expected to appoint ‘a rising star in local government’ as it brings back its chie...

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