Elections

By Laura Sharman | 01 June 2020

The right to vote should be extended to include 16 and 17 year olds in England, campaigners have ...

WHITEHALL

Concerns over Cabinet Office door knock canvass

By Dan Peters | 29 May 2020

Concerns are mounting that electoral canvassers will be forced to knock on hundreds of thousands ...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Jenrick urges councils not to delay on coronavirus spending

By Dan Peters | 17 March 2020

Local government secretary Robert Jenrick this week urged council leaders not to put off decision...

Lords postal votes criticism rejected

By Martin Ford | 17 March 2020

Civil servants have defended the postal votes system in the face of criticism from Lords.

ELECTIONS

Government postpones elections

By Martin Ford | 13 March 2020

Local government elections due to take place on 7 May have been postponed for a year due to the c...

ELECTIONS

Electoral Commission calls for autumn polls

By Martin Ford | 12 March 2020

May’s local elections should be postponed until the autumn, the Electoral Commission has said.

FINANCE

Budget 2020: Sunak gambles on capital spending splurge

By Michael Burton | 11 March 2020

Despite volatility caused by coronavirus and a sluggish increase in the economy, the chancellor h...

WHITEHALL

Government asked to look at postponing elections over coronavirus

By Martin Ford | 11 March 2020

Fears that coronavirus could derail May’s polls have been detailed in a letter to the Government ...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Political control of our councils matters

By Paul Wheeler | 10 March 2020

Paul Wheeler looks ahead to the elections expected in May and the parties' political prospects – ...

HEALTH

A tough balancing act for councils

By Naomi Larsson | 10 March 2020

Managing and mitigating the impact of the Covid-19 outbreak on local communities poses a huge cha...

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