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LOCAL DEMOCRACY

What's the future for digital democracy without virtual meetings?

By Kathy O’Leary | 17 February 2021

Handforth Parish Council aside, if we can't hold council meeting via Zoom beyond 6 May, what will...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

The problem with polls

By Martin Ford | 17 February 2021

Local government has finally learned that two years’ worth of elections will take place on ‘Super...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Why is central government not listening?

By Blair McPherson | 16 February 2021

The pandemic has given local authorities the opportunity to shine  and demonstrate to government ...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Let's digitise local democracy in civil, safe and productive ways

By Lora Botev | 12 February 2021

If the Handforth Parish Council video proved anything, it’s the need to digitise democracy, say W...

WHITEHALL

Government 'understands' virtual meetings call

By Dan Peters | 08 February 2021

Sector representatives have been told their arguments for allowing virtual meetings to continue h...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Cross-party backing for European charter

By Dan Peters | 05 February 2021

The European charter of local self-government took a step closer to being incorporated into Scots...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Don't make local elections yet another COVID victim

By Professor Colin Copus | 03 February 2021

As we have seen elsewhere, local elections can and have taken place in COVID times, says Professo...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

It is time to digitise democracy

By Heather Jameson | 03 February 2021

In May we will be back to the council chamber, all due to a lack of legislation to let councils ...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Will May be a missed chance?

By Jonathan Carr-West | 02 February 2021

The Prime Minister wants the elections to go ahead. But Dr Jonathan Carr-West says that whether a...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Legal advice sought in fight to keep remote meetings

By Heather Jameson | 28 January 2021

Local government officers are seeking legal advice to work out if councils can continue to hold m...

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