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HEALTH

EXCLUSIVE: Single tier fear reignited

By Martin Ford | 30 October 2019

County councils are being offered the option of unitary local government as part of a devolution ...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Wirral's cabinet is set to go as Labour lose key vote

By Ann McGauran | 16 October 2019

Wirral MBC is legally obliged to abolish its leader and cabinet model and adopt a committee syste...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Devolution, Brexit and health pledge tops agenda

By Heather Jameson | 15 October 2019

Heather Jameson says the Queen’s Speech could be the shortest-lived legislative plan in history –...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Route to restoring local democracy in Scotland

By Keith Yates | 15 October 2019

The first article in this series set out the context for restoring local democracy in Scotland. L...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

It's time to act on improving women's representation in local government

15 October 2019

There are a raft of measures that could improve the under-representation of women in our council ...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Mending a shattered society

By Donna Hall | 15 October 2019

Local government must be the glue that mends the broken bonds of our communities, writes Donna Hall.

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Queen's speech: Voter ID requirement at elections to be rolled out

By Paul Marinko | 14 October 2019

The Queen’s Speech has set out the Government’s plans to require voters to show photographic ID a...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Plans for voter ID bill branded 'dangerous and undemocratic'

By Heather Jameson | 13 October 2019

Plans to introduce voter ID across the whole country have been branded ‘dangerous, misguided and ...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

COSLA conference: Ex-minister hints at council tax cap relaxation

By Dan Peters | 11 October 2019

A former SNP minister has suggested there could be a relaxation of the cap on council tax.

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

COSLA conference: Sturgeon promises 'biggest decentralisation of power' in two decades

By Dan Peters | 10 October 2019

The results of the Scottish Government’s local governance review will bring the ‘biggest decentra...

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