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HOUSING
Housing approvals drop in final quarter of 2025
By Paul Marinko | 06 January 2026
New data has revealed the number of housing projects granted approval dropped by 17% in the last three months of 2025.
PEOPLE
Studdert departs New Local for No10
By Heather Jameson | 01 December 2025
The chief executive of local government think-tank New Local has been appointed as special advise...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Devo Bill amendments to protect councillors' addresses
By Paul Marinko | 24 November 2025
Ministers have acted upon Conservative calls to table amendments to the Devo Bill so councillors’...
REORGANISATION
Government urged to stop reorganisation or face 'massive car crash'
By Heather Jameson | 17 November 2025
Government should be told to stop Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) or face a ‘massive car cr...
LEADERSHIP
Reinvesting in corporate functions for council resilience
By Piali Das Gupta | 11 November 2025
Piali Das Gupta asks if the corporate centre is due to make a comeback in local government.
AI
EXCLUSIVE: AI to analyse consulation responses on local government reorganisation
By Paul Marinko | 04 November 2025
Ministers have been warned Artificial Intelligence (AI) cannot replace ‘robust’ analysis, with Wh...
POLICY AND POLITICS
McMahon backs co-operatives for growth
By Paul Marinko | 22 October 2025
Former devolution minister Jim McMahon has urged the Government to go much further to support co-...
POLITICS
It's Party time
By Hannah Lazell | 16 September 2025
Hannah Lazell explores what conferences do, why they matter, and how to gain valuable insights – ...
FINANCE
IFS: SEND review needs to offer long-term solution
By Joe Lepper | 12 September 2025
The forthcoming Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) review needs to offer a long-te...
DEVOLUTION
Local growth plans must show benefit to communities
By Joe Lepper | 08 September 2025
Experts have urged strategic authorities (SA) to ensure their blueprints for local growth ‘do mor...
DEVOLUTION
EXCLUSIVE: Fresh law to boost mayoral scrutiny
By EXCLUSIVE by Dan Peters and Neil Merrick | 03 September 2025
The Government will propose more legislation to enhance the scrutiny and accountability of mayors...
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