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DEVOLUTION
So when will Whitehall take a back seat?
By Andrew Carter | 13 April 2021
Andrew Carter says that with eight mayors up for election, after a year of centrally-mandated COV...
DEVOLUTION
Opportunity knocks for West Yorkshire
By Zoe Billingham | 13 April 2021
The winning candidate in the first West Yorkshire mayoral election will have an opportunity to sh...
LOCAL DEMOCRACY
Making elections meaningful
By Jonathan Carr-West | 13 April 2021
We need two things from our electoral system says Dr Jonathan Carr-West – enough stability to mai...
PEOPLE
Councils pay tribute to Prince Philip
By Heather Jameson | 09 April 2021
Councils across the country have paid tribute to His Royal Highness Prince Philip, Duke of Edinbu...
DIGITAL
Returning officers warned over cyber threat to elections
09 April 2021
Returning officers are being warned of the potential risk of cyber-attacks disrupting elections a...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Seize the reins
By Simon Edwards | 30 March 2021
The County Councils Network's new business plan for recovery and renewal puts forward evidence-ba...
ELECTIONS
Mayoral votes to use 'outdated' system
By Martin Ford | 16 March 2021
The Government plans to switch to the first-past-the-post system to elect mayors.
ELECTIONS
'No reason' elections turnout should be lower
By Martin Ford | 11 March 2021
A government minister has said there is ‘no reason’ May’s elections should be blighted by a low t...
LOCAL DEMOCRACY
The problem with polls
By Peter Stanyon | 09 March 2021
Peter Stanyon outlines the risks and pressures Super Thursday poses to a ‘creaking electoral syst...
PUBLIC HEALTH
Electoral workers should get the jab
By Ingrid Koehler | 09 March 2021
Vaccination would vastly increase the safety and confidence of poll workers and reduce the likeli...
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