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ELECTIONS
Pickles: Fraud can change council control
By Naomi Larsson | 24 July 2019
There are still weaknesses in the running of local elections, a House of Lords select committee h...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Open letter to Boris Johnson
By Heather Jameson | 24 July 2019
In an open letter to new Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Heather Jameson says: 'I would argue you o...
WHITEHALL
'Nearly everyone' showed correct ID in voter trials
By Naomi Larsson | 22 July 2019
An independent evaluation of voter ID trials in May has found they were a success and ‘nearly eve...
WHITEHALL
Civil servants argue voter registration overhaul is too expensive
By Martin Ford | 17 July 2019
Senior Whitehall officials have told peers simplifying the voter registration system would be too...
WHITEHALL
Savings scepticism over election reforms
By Dan Peters | 12 June 2019
Election professionals have expressed scepticism that expected savings from reforming the annual ...
WHITEHALL
Voter ID confidence drops
By Hiba Mahamadi | 12 June 2019
The proportion of people who think voter ID helps to prevent electoral fraud has dropped from 52%...
ELECTIONS
Party of one
05 June 2019
Between organising two elections in quick succession, one council boss was left scratching their ...
LOCAL DEMOCRACY
The basic laws of political physics
By Jonathan Carr-West | 05 June 2019
Dr Jonathan Carr-West says pressure provides a burning platform and the political vacuum an oppor...
WHITEHALL
'Enough is enough'
By Peter Stanyon | 04 June 2019
Chief executive of the Association of Electoral Administrators (AEA) Peter Stanyon says a root an...
LOCAL DEMOCRACY
Counting the costs of the 'break-neck speed' EU elections
By Ian Miller | 04 June 2019
Returning officer Ian Miller writes in a personal capacity about the lessons Government and the H...
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- Shadow minister warns devolution Bill will 'die' without talks
- Ahead of LGR decisions, tribalism hasn't had the chance to take hold in Norfolk
- Call for developers to be hit with stick
- DCN rebrands to Local Councils Network amid reorganisation
- A rocket booster has been fired under the tax devo debate
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- Shadow minister warns devolution Bill will 'die' without talks
- Ahead of LGR decisions, tribalism hasn't had the chance to take hold in Norfolk
- Call for developers to be hit with stick
- DCN rebrands to Local Councils Network amid reorganisation
- A rocket booster has been fired under the tax devo debate
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