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Working around political revolts
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 teams to agree on what they can deliver locally? Ann McGauran reports.

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 ...

LGA

The LGA needs to make some noise

By Heather Jameson | 11 June 2026

Does the new chair of the LGA have an impossible job in an era of populism and adversarial politi...

LGA

O'Brien expected to be next chair of LGA

By Heather Jameson | 08 June 2026

Bury MBC leader Cllr Eamonn O’Brien is expected to take over as chair of the Local Government Ass...

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