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LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Hall puts pressure on Croydon for May mayoral referendum

By Dan Peters | 20 January 2021

Local government minister Luke Hall has suggested any referendum on introducing a directly-electe...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Jenrick: I would love remote meetings to continue

By Dan Peters | 19 January 2021

Robert Jenrick has said he would ‘love’ councils to be able to continue holding remote meetings b...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Council elections must be set aside until the autumn at least

18 January 2021

In the midst of the pandemic, postponing the local elections until the autumn/winter ‘would be th...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

A letter to Santa from local government in England

By Colin Copus | 23 December 2020

It feels as if local government is on everyone’s ‘naughty list’ at present, says Colin Copus. Her...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

The 2020s offer us the opportunity to truly realise the potential of places

By Marvin Rees | 15 December 2020

When local government puts civil society at the heart of what they do, it brings democracy closer...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Let's grasp this opportunity to create One Somerset for outstanding public services

By Cllr David Fothergill | 09 December 2020

A single council for Somerset is the best option for the county, argues Cllr David Fothergill. 'O...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Looking ahead with hope

By Jonathan Carr-West | 07 December 2020

‘You would be mad not to feel some trepidation’ as we look ahead to 2021, says Dr Jonathan Carr-W...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Revolution for Welsh local democracy

By Julie James | 25 November 2020

The Welsh Government’s Local Government and Elections Bill is not a technical and legalistic char...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Proportional votes to come to Wales

By Dan Peters | 19 November 2020

Proportional voting will be introduced to Welsh council elections for the first time as the franc...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Councils are the counterbalance

By Claire Fox | 16 November 2020

Priorities seem to have ‘become skewed by COVID-related policy-making on all sides of politics’, ...

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