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REORGANISATION
Does the public care about local government reorganisation?
By Michael Burton | 20 April 2026
So far, the public has been pretty disengaged from consultation over the future shape of LGR, but as the new councils are announced residents may rapidly change their minds, says Michael Burton.
FINANCE
Auditors' warning over £134m budget gap
By William Eichler | 05 March 2026
Shetland Islands Council faces serious pressure to address a projected £134m budget gap by 2029-3...
DEVOLUTION
Minister: Devolution failing to capture public imagination
By Neil Merrick | 10 February 2026
Devolution is failing to capture the public’s imagination because councils and central government...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Cross-party talks after Bedford budget rejected
By Dan Peters | 05 February 2026
The leader of Bedford BC’s Conservative minority administration has pledged to ‘keep working with...
WHITEHALL
Feeling of influence drops, Government survey finds
By Dan Peters | 16 December 2025
The proportion of adults who believe they can personally influence decisions affecting their area...
EMERGENCY PLANNING
All of England's LRFs to take part in pandemic exercise
By Martin Ford | 11 August 2025
All of England’s Local Resilience Forums (LRFs) will take part in a simulation exercise designed ...
REORGANISATION
Brighton & Hove expansion 'absolutely outrageous'
By Dan Peters | 31 July 2025
An MP has described Brighton & Hove City Council’s proposal to expand to the east as ‘absolutely ...
PLANNING
Councils click into the future of planning
22 April 2025
Planning in 2025 is no longer business as usual. The pace is faster, the demands are higher, and ...
ENGAGEMENT
MHCLG reshuffle after engagement improvements
By Dan Peters | 03 April 2025
Engagement between the UK Government and councils has generally improved since Labour’s General E...
LOCAL DEMOCRACY
A powerful Virtual demonstration of accessible democracy
By Maxine O’Mahony | 14 March 2025
Breckland's Virtual Town Hall brought democratic accountability directly into residents’ homes, e...
PEER REVIEW
Test Valley praised for community approach and political collaboration
By Paul Marinko | 12 February 2025
Test Valley BC has received a glowing peer review which commended its community-first approach an...
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