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COUNTY COUNCILS' NETWORK
Matthews named as CCN chair elect
By Dan Peters | 08 June 2026
The County Councils Network (CCN) has announced Lincolnshire CC leader Cllr Sean Matthews as its chair elect.
EMERGENCY PLANNING
Community resilience, civil defence and the leadership challenge for councils
By Stephen Moir | 05 June 2026
Civil resilience cannot be left solely to emergency planners, says Stephen Moir. Local government...
FINANCE
Unai Emery's brilliance provides a great blueprint for local government finance leaders
By Rob Powell | 05 June 2026
Rob Powell says local government finance leaders have much to learn from Aston Villa's manager Un...
EQUAL PAY
Two-thirds of councils facing a live equal pay risk
By Simon Christian | 03 June 2026
The real decision facing leaders now is whether to address equal pay early and deliberately, or m...
LG CHALLENGE
LG Challenge: Streamlining support for care leavers in Warwickshire
By Michael Barrett | 03 June 2026
Warwickshire CC was the setting for the fourth stage of the LG Challenge, with a focus on the con...
LEADERSHIP
In local government, wisdom cannot be gained without sacrifice
By Blair McPherson | 01 June 2026
People still want leaders who listen, notice problems early and recognise the difference between ...
LEADERSHIP
Calling out the double standards
By Matina Marougka | 01 June 2026
Matina Marougka says her study of women in senior roles in local government, the NHS and the char...
REORGANISATION
Peers call for reorganisation reset
By Joe Lepper | 28 May 2026
Peers have called for a ‘fundamental reset’ around local government reorganisation (LGR) among De...
GOVERNANCE
Supporting local leaders after a tumultuous election
By Sean Harriss | 27 May 2026
Sean Harriss looks at how senior council officers can best support an influx of thousands of newl...
LOCAL COUNCILS NETWORK
Looking out for the local
By Paul Marinko | 27 May 2026
Helping the Local Councils Network’s members and officers to manage the disruption of moving to a...
REORGANISATION
Children's services: Navigating the challenge of LGR
By Emmet Regan | 27 May 2026
Emmet Regan says that as the next stages of local government reorganisation get underway, the ro...
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- Government's fiscal devolution roadmap sparks fears over Treasury control
- Two-thirds of councils facing a live equal pay risk
- Unai Emery's brilliance provides a great blueprint for local government finance leaders
- Councils question financial sustainability and timescales of SEND reforms
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