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REORGANISATION
'A drop in the ocean'
By By Paul Marinko | 12 June 2025
Sector dismisses meagre government funding as consultants cash in on reorganisation
POLITICS
Reform councils try to get ahead of DOGE reviews
By Joe Lepper | 12 June 2025
Two Reform-led councils have started their own DOGE-style efficiency reviews ahead of a visit fro...
FINANCE
Treading the financial balancing tightrope
By Adele Taylor | 11 June 2025
Cool heads, professional advice, honesty and practicality will all need to be tools in the kitbag...
FINANCE
Spending Review: Reeves pledges to put sector on 'sustainable footing'
By Heather Jameson | 11 June 2025
Health, defence and schools were the big winners in the Spending Review, but Whitehall claimed it...
FINANCE
Spending Review: £39bn funding boost for social and affordable housing
By Paul Marinko | 11 June 2025
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has announced a £39bn investment in social and affordable housing over t...
REORGANISATION
Vagueness is a catalyst for conflict
By By David Brown | 11 June 2025
David Brown says reorganisation brings a huge amount at risk and is a process that 'could lock in...
SPENDING REVIEW
Lighting up imagination
By Sarah Longlands | 11 June 2025
The Spending Review should be a springboard for innovation in public service, writes Sarah Longla...
REORGANISATION
Reorganisation savings warning
By Dan Peters | 10 June 2025
The most senior district councillor in the country has warned it could take up to a decade before...
FINANCE
Rates reset could force 'deep cuts'
By Dan Peters | 10 June 2025
Local authorities will be forced to make ‘deep cuts to important services’ if the Government push...
POLITICS
Yusuf returns to Reform to lead DOGE team
By William Eichler | 09 June 2025
Reform UK’s Zia Yusuf will return to the party to run its team tasked with scrutinising council f...
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