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POLICY AND POLITICS

MHCLG tightens intervention in Tower Hamlets

By William Eichler | 20 March 2026

The Government has strengthened its intervention in Tower Hamlets LBC after accusations the council was more interested in protecting its image than quickly delivering reforms.

Policing reform: Opportunities and challenges

By John Czul | 20 March 2026

Jon Czul says scrapping Police and Crime Commissioners will not, in itself, improve public safety...

REORGANISATION

Getting local government reorganisation land transfers right

By Raj Flora-Seehra | 16 March 2026

By reviewing portfolios in advance, councils can avoid unnecessary complications and ensure the t...

FUTURE FORUM

Future Forum: Councils must put 'rules and tools' in place ahead of political change

By Ann McGauran | 12 March 2026

Councils need to put ‘rules and tools ‘ in place if they are expecting a political change ‘or a ...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

EXCLUSIVE: LGA reduces transparency of key meeting

By Dan Peters | 10 March 2026

The Labour-led Local Government Association (LGA) has tightened public access to a key meeting, T...

REORGANISATION

A spirit of collaboration will ensure the success of LGR in Hampshire

By Gill Kneller | 09 March 2026

Gill Kneller says that from the outside, reorganisation can sometimes look like a competition, 'y...

REORGANISATION

LGR: Could new area committees bring power closer to communities?

By Sue Bearman | 09 March 2026

Claire Ward and Sue Bearman say LGR offers a real chance to enhance a sense of place. But they ad...

GOVERNANCE

Getting ahead of the local election results

By Ed Hammond | 04 March 2026

Prior to the publication of a new practice guide from the Centre for Governance and Scrutiny, Ed ...

HEALTH

Helping mayors map a path to better places

By Mark Sandford | 03 March 2026

Mark Sandford says a new approach to working out the potential impact of development decisions on...

PERFORMANCE

A framework for building trust in councils

By Abdool Kara | 26 February 2026

The outcomes framework is an opportunity to drive clearer insight into public sector outcomes and...

LATCOS

Connections with clout

By Paul Marinko | 26 February 2026

Ahead of The MJ’s LATCo Conference in Birmingham, Paul Marinko explores why local authority tradi...

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