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REORGANISATION
Unitarisation: What comes next?
By Steve Leach | 24 April 2026
Steve Leach and Colin Copus ask if there will be ‘a further influx of smaller unitary authorities based on real places and a socio-economic geography which makes sense’ now that the centre has side...
ELECTIONS
Reform leads ward coverage in May local elections
By Martin Ford | 13 April 2026
Reform UK will contest all but two wards in May’s local elections, more than any other party.
REORGANISATION
'Hard to see' what underpins LGR other than politics, says Reform
By Ann McGauran | 09 April 2026
Reform UK’s head of government delivery has said it is ‘hard to see’ what lies behind the Govermm...
REORGANISATION
Holding the LGR line?
By Ann McGauran | 09 April 2026
Will reorganisation be delivered ahead of the General Election, and to what extent is the Governm...
POLITICS
Labour Together says 'big bang' package repairs the contract between councils and residents
By Dan Mead | 08 April 2026
Ahead of the May elections, Labour Together has set out a ‘big bang’ package it says will repair ...
PEOPLE
Former local government minister Phil Woolas dies
By Martin Ford | 16 March 2026
Former local government minister Phil Woolas has died, his family has announced.
REORGANISATION
New boundaries, new politics?
By Duncan Flynn | 12 March 2026
As the sector awaits the Government’s decision on the boundaries for unitary authorities in the v...
ELECTIONS
Rolling the dice on the May polls
By Jonathan Werran | 04 March 2026
Jonathan Werran considers the scenarios that could emerge from the local elections and says recen...
POLITICS
After the elections: Crafting a new council
By Martin Ford | 04 March 2026
With councils bracing for the upheaval of political change in May’s local elections, Martin Ford ...
POLICY
Missions: A powerful principle to drive institutional and place-based reform
By Grace Pollard | 03 February 2026
As power shifts and local government is reshaped, mission-based working is no longer optional – ...
ELECTIONS
Political convenience is no justification for unconstitutional local election tinkering
By Colin Copus | 02 February 2026
The Government’s decision to ‘postpone or cancel’ local elections is ‘a travesty of constitutiona...
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