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POLICY AND POLITICS
EXCLUSIVE: Chiefs push for councils to be viewed equally as Government seeks to rewire the state
By Dan Peters | 14 October 2026
Council chief executives have warned Whitehall that local authorities must be treated as equal partners as the Government plans to rewire the state.
DEVOLUTION
Strategic authorities: Swerving the 'screw up'
By Paul Marinko | 13 October 2026
The Government’s commitment to a roll out of powerful strategic authorities across the country is...
FINANCE
The limits of muddling through for council finances
By Andy Pike | 12 October 2026
Andy Pike looks at England’s local government finance crisis and why incremental fixes must give ...
POLICY AND POLITICS
'A denial of democracy'
By Heather Jameson | 08 October 2026
Commissioner-led intervention is ‘problematic’ and a ‘denial of local democracy’, the chief execu...
IMPROVEMENT
Councils: Commissioners need to be the very last resort
By Heather Jameson | 08 October 2026
'The question is how to get local government back to the days when intervention was the exceptio...
IMPROVEMENT
Windsor and Maidenhead Council: Back from the brink
By Stephen Evans | 08 October 2026
Windsor and Maidenhead Council has changed from a council on the edge to one that is balancing bu...
WORKFORCE
LGR pause could leave local authority staff in a state of flux
By Matthew Gregson | 06 October 2026
Matthew Gregson says that amid the uncertainty around reorganisation, council leadership needs to...
POLITICS
Brave Jim squaring up for a fight
By Heather Jameson | 01 October 2026
Local government minister Jim McMahon is setting his sights on renewed reorganisation and reformi...
DEVOLUTION
Strategic authorities: Staying off the ropes
By Dan Peters | 29 September 2026
Dan Peters assesses Hull and East Yorkshire Combined Authority’s progress under mayor Luke Campbe...
POLICY
A certain view of local government
By Jonathan Werran | 23 September 2026
Jonathan Werran looks at how local government could gain inspiration from General Charles de Gaul...
REORGANISATION
Time for a radical reset
By Piali Das Gupta | 15 September 2026
Following last week’s local government reorganisation-related chaos, Piali Das Gupta looks across...
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- Local government reorganisation review nears completion
- Social care vacancies at decade low but recruitment growth slows
- EXCLUSIVE: Chiefs push for councils to be viewed equally as Government seeks to rewire the state
- Peers call for clarity on new towns
- Rayner expected to send in commissioners to Bedford BC
Chief Executive
Competitive Salary
If you share that attitude and have the skills and experience to deliver, you could be our next Chief Executive. Apply for this job
Armed Forces Commissioner
£170,000 per annum
Premium jobThis is a unique opportunity to serve as the independent champion for Service personnel Apply for this job
Strategic Leads
£87,249 to £95,382
Premium jobAs a Strategic Lead, you will play a central role in the next phase of this journey. We are seeking an ambitious and inspiring leaders Apply for this job
- Local government reorganisation review nears completion
- Social care vacancies at decade low but recruitment growth slows
- EXCLUSIVE: Chiefs push for councils to be viewed equally as Government seeks to rewire the state
- Peers call for clarity on new towns
- Rayner expected to send in commissioners to Bedford BC
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