GENERAL ELECTION

Managing the art of the possible

By Rob Whiteman CBE | 08 July 2024

Despite the urgent issues in local government that need addressing by the new Government, the rea...

GENERAL ELECTION

A good time for the sector to have friends in high places

By Jonathan Werran | 05 July 2024

Jonathan Werran asks what the sector can expect from the new government, and says stopping more s...

FISCAL DEVOLUTION

Fresh calls for fiscal devo

By Dan Peters | 03 July 2024

Backers of fiscal devolution have urged the government elected today to reconsider the policy des...

FINANCE

LGPS quizzed in Labour economic growth push

By Emily Twinch | 04 July 2024

The Labour Party has been asking local government pensions schemes (LGPS) their views on greater ...

COUNCIL TAX

Scrap council tax referendum limits, says DCN

By William Eichler | 03 July 2024

District councils should have the powers to increase council tax referendum limits to at least 10...

FINANCE

Roll on the robots

By Tracie Langley | 03 July 2024

Improving productivity everywhere involves optimising resource use to deliver better outcomes for...

AUDIT

Audit reset requires 'different attitude'

By Martin Ford | 02 July 2024

A ‘whole different attitude’ to local audit is required to rescue the system from crisis, the Pub...

LABOUR PARTY

How philanthropy fills the gaps

By Dan Corry | 01 July 2024

Dan Corry says place-based philanthropy can greatly help in delivering spatial equality – and a L...

SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP OF MUNICIPAL AUTHORITIES

SIGOMA: Detach business rates from council finance system

By Dan Peters | 01 July 2024

FINANCE

The next government will have to fix the broken finance system

By Cllr Sir Stephen Houghton | 28 June 2024

The manifestos contained a welcome agreement on multi-year settlements, but big questions remain ...