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REORGANISATION
Districts should look carefully at the creation of new town and city councils
By Ian Miller | 08 December 2025
Where public and political demand exist, districts have bandwidth now to focus on creating town or city councils, identifying land and buildings to transfer to them, says Ian Miller.
ELECTIONS
Elections overhaul could ease postal vote pressure
By Martin Ford | 27 November 2025
An overhaul of polling stations to be piloted in May’s elections could help ease pressures on ele...
TRANSFORMATION
GDS Local: A digital transformation partnership for the future
By Ian Murray | 22 November 2025
For too long the Government Digital Service (GDS) hasn't played the role it should for local gove...
INTERVENTION
Council at risk of MHCLG intervention backs urgent reforms
By William Eichler | 21 November 2025
Isle of Wight Council has backed urgent reforms after an independent report warned it risked Gove...
HOUSING
The National Housing Bank: Will it help councils build?
By Jack Shaw | 21 November 2025
The question of whether the National Housing Bank becomes a central plank of housebuilding and re...
FAIR FUNDING
Districts take hit in fair funding review
By Martin Ford | 20 November 2025
District councils have been told their finances will take a hit as the fair funding review is pub...
AUTUMN BUDGET
Councils must speak out on increasing tax-raising powers
By Rob Whiteman CBE | 19 November 2025
As Rob Whiteman spells out local government’s three Budget priorities, he makes it clear: council...
REORGANISATION
Government launches reorganisation consultations
By Martin Ford | 19 November 2025
The Government has today launched consultations on reorganisation proposals as it mulls which to ...
REORGANISATION
Reorganisation: The next chapter in Surrey
By Ann McGauran | 13 November 2025
As Surrey prepares for unitarisation county council leader Tim Oliver tells Ann McGauran politics...
REORGANISATION
Reorganisation: MHCLG must come off the fence on staffing guidance
By Ian Miller | 13 November 2025
Ian Miller says the creation of unitaries means the Government must stop prevaricating, and updat...
REORGANISATION
LGR: Scrutinising Surrey and beyond
By Rebecca Gilbert | 07 November 2025
Tiffany Cloynes and Rebecca Gilbert offer an update on local government reorganisation in Surrey ...
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