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POLICY AND POLITICS

Where do Labour go from here?

By Tom Collinge | 18 May 2026

Labour suffered stark losses of councils and seats in the local elections. Tom Collinge looks at ...

REORGANISATION

Agenda in the balance

By Heather Jameson | 13 May 2026

The public’s choices at the ballot box have truly left the sector’s future agenda in the balance,...

POLICY AND POLITICS

The post-elections play

By Ann McGauran | 13 May 2026

After Reform UK’s key election scalps, sector experts say the party will be reluctant to fall in ...

ELECTIONS

Losing control again

By Jonathan Werran | 12 May 2026

After an election that fragmented political allegiance, consideration must be paid to the grey ro...

ELECTIONS

London's elections: Rip up those political maps

By Nick Bowes | 11 May 2026

Nick Bowes says Labour had a dreadful election in London, the Tories swelled their ranks by just ...

ELECTIONS

Local government: An age of electoral insecurity has started

By Duncan Flynn | 10 May 2026

More councils are in no overall control, meaning more fragile alliances, more deal-making, more l...

ELECTIONS

Re-localising elections

By Professor Colin Copus | 10 May 2026

A voting system that allows for not only national parties, but real independents, local parties a...

ELECTIONS

Labour election losses mount amid Reform surge

By Martin Ford | 08 May 2026

Labour has lost control of a slew of councils amid a surge in support for Reform UK following yes...

ELECTIONS

And now for something completely different

By Jonathan Werran | 08 May 2026

Jonathan Werran scans the first indications from the local election results, and says that for La...

ELECTIONS

Ripples from local election will reverberate for weeks

By Heather Jameson | 07 May 2026

Heather Jameson says: 'There will no doubt be casualties – some deserving, others not – at the ba...

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