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COUNCIL TAX
Select committee chair urges Burnham to reform council tax
By Martin Ford | 16 July 2026
Andy Burnham has been urged to reform council tax by a select committee chair.
PAY
LGA warns councils 'sidelined' by social care Fair Pay Agreement
By Martin Ford | 16 July 2026
Councils are to be ‘sidelined’ by a negotiating body representing care workers, the Local Governm...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Working around political revolts
By Ann McGauran | 08 July 2026
How can the wave of ‘challenger’ political administrations work successfully with leadership team...
NEIGHBOURHOOD HEALTH
Neighbourhood health cannot exist without local government
By Cllr Dr Wendy Taylor MBE | 08 July 2026
As the Local Government Association launches a new online Neighbourhood Heath Hub this week, Cllr...
SOCIAL CARE
Funding pledge could shackle social care reform
By Martin Ford | 07 July 2026
The prospects for social care reform under an Andy Burnham government could be constrained by his...
LGA CONFERENCE
Getting the LGA fighting fit
By Heather Jameson | 07 July 2026
New Local Government Association chair Eamonn O’Brien tells Heather Jameson that councils must se...
CLIMATE EMERGENCY
Burnham knows that local climate action sits at the heart of Manchesterism
By Christopher Hammond | 06 July 2026
Christopher Hammond sets out a practical agenda for embedding climate action within England's nex...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Ofsted set to punish councils for unregistered children's homes
By Joe Lepper | 03 July 2026
Ofsted is looking to use future inspections to penalise councils that use illegal unregistered ch...
FUNDING
LGA warns of £7bn funding black hole for sector
By Paul Marinko | 03 July 2026
The Local Government Association (LGA) has thrown down the gauntlet to a likely Burnham-led gover...
INTERVENTION
LGA warning over council intervention metrics
By Martin Ford | 01 July 2026
Analysis by the Local Government Association (LGA) has uncovered issues with the proposed methods...
LGA
Killian leaves LGA
By Heather Jameson | 01 July 2026
The Local Government Association (LGA) has announced that Joanna Killian is stepping down as its ...
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