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WHITEHALL

Burnham calls for national-local reset

By Dan Peters | 22 October 2020

Greater Manchester’s Labour mayor Andy Burnham has called for a ‘reset’ between national and loca...

WHITEHALL

LGA board chair hits out at culture secretary

By Dan Peters | 20 October 2020

The chair of the Local Government Association’s (LGA) culture, tourism and sport board has claime...

WHITEHALL

EXCLUSIVE: Leaked report warns sector less ready for Brexit transition

By Dan Peters | 20 October 2020

Local government is less ready for the end of the transition period than it was for a no-deal Bre...

PEOPLE

Hillingdon leader to quit after 20 years

By Martin Ford | 20 October 2020

London’s longest serving council leader, Sir Ray Puddifoot, has announced his resignation date.

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Healthy Relationships Week: local progress in tackling parental conflict

By Virginia Ghiara | 19 October 2020

To mark the start of Healthy Relationships Week, Virginia Ghiara of the Early Intervention Founda...

WHITEHALL

Exit cap signed into law

By Dan Peters | 15 October 2020

The £95,000 cap on public sector exit payments was signed into law last night and will come into ...

WHITEHALL

Tax increases more likely than austerity, says Flanders

By Dan Peters | 15 October 2020

A top economist has predicted that tax increases are more likely than another bout of austerity.

WHITEHALL

Labour would adopt 'local by default' approach

By Dan Peters | 15 October 2020

A Labour government would strike a ‘new settlement between citizens and the state’ and adopt a ‘l...

POLICY AND POLITICS

The enemy of my enemy...

13 October 2020

Politics makes for strange bedfellows.

WHITEHALL

Jenrick dashes county reorganisation hopes

By Dan Peters | 13 October 2020

Local government secretary Robert Jenrick has torpedoed plans for widespread reorganisation beyon...

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