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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...
ELECTIONS
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...
WHITEHALL
EXCLUSIVE: Councils call for say in devo White Paper
By Dan Peters | 18 February 2020
Councils are battling to ‘jointly craft’ the devolution White Paper ahead of its publication late...
ELECTIONS
Learn lessons from the snap election, says AEA
By Paul Marinko | 04 February 2020
Council returning officers have demanded lessons ‘be learned’ after December’s snap General Elect...
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