Elections

By Heather Jameson | 03 July 2024

In this podcast, Nick Kilby and Heather Jameson are joined by two special guests as we look ahead...

SCOTLAND

Postal vote pressures threaten 'overload'

By Martin Ford | 28 June 2024

A surge of demand for postal votes is threatening to leave people unable to take part in the Gene...

Labour could bring in automatic voter registration

By Ellie Ames | 27 June 2024

It has been reported that Labour plans to introduce automatic voter registration (AVR) if elected...

PENSIONS

Caution needed around taxation of pensions

By Ian Miller | 26 June 2024

Any government contemplating reintroduction of the lifetime allowance should give early and maxim...

FINANCE

The reality behind the pledges

26 June 2024

A week ahead of the General Election, The MJ delves into the manifestos of the three main parties...

DEVOLUTION

The importance of recognising a commitment to service

By Heather Jameson | 26 June 2024

As we hurtle towards the General Election, devolution is set to go wider and deeper, embedded in ...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

All change

By Heather Jameson | 26 June 2024

Mass movement expected from the LGA and within the wider local government sector if General Elect...

BUSINESS RATES

We can fix the system

By Greg Stride | 25 June 2024

Amid rising costs to the sector, the prospect of local government keeping a share of national tax...

FINANCE

A fiscal crossroads for Labour

By Dan Peters | 25 June 2024

Will an incoming Labour government seize the initiative on fiscal devolution as a way of driving ...

PLANNING

Labour will need to back up strategic planning 'with teeth'

By Emily Twinch | 25 June 2024

Labour’s proposed push for a return to strategic planning will need to be ‘backed up with teeth’,...

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