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DEVOLUTION
Seeing the big picture
By Ann McGauran | 03 February 2026
Will delays to some of this year’s local elections help councils focus on forming new unitaries a...
ELECTIONS
Preparing for a new dawn after the local elections
By Piali Das Gupta | 03 February 2026
Piali Das Gupta looks at the challenges of a change of political control for a council.
ELECTIONS
Political convenience is no justification for unconstitutional local election tinkering
By Colin Copus | 02 February 2026
The Government’s decision to ‘postpone or cancel’ local elections is ‘a travesty of constitutiona...
ELECTIONS
Peers move to limit ministerial powers over elections
By Martin Ford | 30 January 2026
Peers are to launch an attempt to rein in ministerial powers over local elections.
ELECTIONS
Reed postpones Pendle's elections
By Paul Marinko | 30 January 2026
Steve Reed has added Pendle BC to the list of councils which will postpone elections this year.
MAYORS
North East mayor emphasises 'direct mandate' ahead of May elections
By Paul Marinko | 28 January 2026
North East mayor Kim McGuinness has warned parties fighting local elections in May of her ‘direct...
COHESION
Rebuilding the scaffolding to repair communities
By Paul Marinko | 28 January 2026
Community tensions have been rising in the last year, a new survey by Starfish Search has found. ...
ELECTIONS
Is democracy in danger from election delays?
By Jonathan Carr-West | 27 January 2026
Repeated election postponements place councils in an invidious position and risk undermining demo...
ELECTIONS
Strap in now for a bumpy London elections ride
By Nick Bowes | 27 January 2026
London’s traditional town hall politics is set for a shake-up in May. As it braces for its most c...
FINANCE
Calling for capital investment in London
By Sir Bob Neill | 27 January 2026
Sir Bob Neill warns against talking down our capital city and makes the case for supporting Londo...
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