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INTERVENTION
Council at risk of MHCLG intervention backs urgent reforms
By William Eichler | 21 November 2025
Isle of Wight Council has backed urgent reforms after an independent report warned it risked Government intervention if it failed to resolve serious governance failings.
POLICY AND POLITICS
Birmingham s114 notice comes under fresh scrutiny
By Izzy Lepone | 03 November 2025
Financial experts have called for a public inquiry into Birmingham City Council’s decision to iss...
INTERVENTION
Counting the cost of local government failure
By Heather Jameson | 30 October 2025
Reflecting on the bailout figure announced by the Government as it unveiled plans for two new uni...
INTERVENTION
Our World is Local: Theresa Grant talks LGR and intervention
27 October 2025
The formidable Theresa Grant shares unflinching insights into reorganisation, intervention and lo...
REORGANISATION
Unpicking the Spelthorne strategy
By Heather Jameson | 23 October 2025
As the decision on reorganisation in Surrey is delayed, Spelthorne BC chief executive Daniel Moua...
INTERVENTION
Bringing Birmingham back from the brink
16 October 2025
Rishi Shori sets out Birmingham City Council’s history of intervention and the three ingredients ...
INTERVENTION
How not to damage democracy
By Philip Whiteman | 16 October 2025
Jason Lowther, Paul Joyce and Philip Whiteman look at the lessons from previous models of local g...
FINANCE
Common failures among EFS recipients uncovered
By Martin Ford | 22 September 2025
The most common failings plunging councils into financial crisis have been laid out in analysis p...
INTERVENTION
Future Forum Midlands: The secret to successful intervention
By Martin Ford | 11 September 2025
Birmingham City Council’s deputy chief executive Rishi Shori has revealed his insights into makin...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Back on track for families
By Jeanette Richards | 18 August 2025
When Jeanette Richards took up her executive director of children’s services’ post at Bury Counci...
COMMISSIONING
McArdle to replace Caller as Birmingham intervention boss
By Heather Jameson | 22 July 2025
Government commissioner Tony McArdle is to replace Max Caller heading up the intervention team at...
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