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FINANCE
The £8bn opportunity sitting in council bank accounts
By Mark Shearer | 01 September 2025
Mark Shearer says having billions of pounds in unspent Section 106 and Community Infrastructure L...
REORGANISATION
Government skipped own cost review of council mergers
By William Eichler | 29 August 2025
The Government did not conduct its own assessment of the costs of local government reorganisation...
FINANCE
How to afford a green future
By Martin Reeves | 29 August 2025
Oxfordshire CC is leading the way on how councils can finance climate action and help save the pl...
PROCUREMENT
Council cancels IT upgrade after delays
By William Eichler | 28 August 2025
Norwich City Council has abandoned its planned IT system upgrade following repeated delays.
DEVOLUTION
Propelling MOs into strategic leadership
By Aftab Razzaq | 28 August 2025
As many councils navigate through reorganisation and devolution, monitoring officers should throw...
FINANCE
We need to see transparency return on council funding
By Ian Miller | 28 August 2025
Ian Miller says recent developments in local government finance are alarmingly opaque and council...
REORGANISATION
Local Government Reorganisation: Why services matters more than boundaries
By By Iain Murray | 28 August 2025
Local government reorganisation, says Iain Murray. But without integration across health, social ...
FINANCE
Getting fiscal devolution right
By Luke Raikes | 28 August 2025
Luke Raikes says local tax powers can help revive the places Whitehall abandoned, and he proposes...
FINANCE
A taxing dilemma
By Paul Marinko | 27 August 2025
Councils calling for council tax reform should be careful what they wish for, writes Paul Marinko
FINANCE
Town halls forced to sell community assets as debts mount
By William Eichler | 26 August 2025
Local authorities across the UK are selling off public assets – such as schools and care homes – ...
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