LOCAL DEMOCRACY

A powerful Virtual demonstration of accessible democracy

By Maxine O’Mahony | 14 March 2025

Breckland's Virtual Town Hall brought democratic accountability directly into residents’ homes, e...

REORGANISATION

There's no clear mandate for mega-councils

By By Cllr Sam Chapman-Allen | 07 March 2025

Taxpayers' interests would be better served by not rushing reorganisation, says Sam Chapman-Allen.

DEVOLUTION

Cornwall rejection fails to stop strategic authority plan

By Joe Lepper | 04 March 2025

Plymouth is expected to join Devon and Torbay's combined authority but the trio has been rebuffed...

REORGANISATION

City and county clash over reorganisation plans

By Dan Peters | 27 February 2025

Staffordshire CC has teed up a clash with Stoke-on-Trent City Council by proposing a county unita...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Elected council mayors could be 'discontinued'

By Heather Jameson | 13 February 2025

Senior Whitehall officials are keen to scrap directly-elected council mayors despite a fudged com...

POLITICS

Power grab pushback

By By Dan Peters | 23 January 2025

Labour’s localism agenda has come under fire amid accusations the party is prioritising dealing w...

COUNCILLORS

Councillor suspension power welcomed by officers

By Dan Peters | 23 January 2025

Council chiefs have welcomed Government moves to give councils powers to suspend councillors foun...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Rebels with a cause

By By Dan Peters | 16 January 2025

The Local Government Association (LGA) has been warned some members could quit over its stance on...

REORGANISATION

Happy Birthday district councils

By Colin Copus | 16 December 2024

Devolution does not need wasteful, time consuming and expensive reorganisation, argue Colin Copus...

DEVOLUTION

The dangers of reshuffling the deck

By Professor John Denham | 11 December 2024

Will the White Paper create a further divide in the devolution geography, asks Professor John Den...

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