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POLICY AND POLITICS
Councils to get fresh high street powers
By Dan Peters | 11 August 2026
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has proposed giving councils powers to prevent betting shops, adult g...
CHIEF EXECUTIVES
EXCLUSIVE: Council denies senior officer suspensions amid chief executive exit row
By Dan Peters | 06 August 2026
Two senior Derby City Council officers are ‘currently out of the office’ after a row over two fac...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Searching for a NEET solution
By Vijay K Luthra | 06 August 2026
With NEET numbers at their highest since 2013, Patrick Diamond and Vijay K Luthra argue the answe...
POLICY AND POLITICS
EXCLUSIVE: Asylum legal downgrade sparks concern
By Dan Peters | 05 August 2026
Strategic migration partnerships have raised concerns about the impact of a Home Office decision ...
WHITEHALL
Think-tank founder to advise Burnham
By Martin Ford | 04 August 2026
The founder of a progressive think-tank has been appointed as special adviser to Prime Minister A...
PLACE-MAKING
Calling for coterminosity
By Stephen Moir | 03 August 2026
Stephen Moir makes the case for taking a more radical approach to place
POLICY AND POLITICS
EXCLUSIVE: Councils suffering from asylum data blackout
By Dan Peters | 30 July 2026
A Government review of asylum accommodation data-sharing arrangements remains ongoing five months...
POLICY AND POLITICS
EXCLUSIVE: LGA vice-chair calls for devolution boundary review
By Dan Peters | 30 July 2026
A vice-chair of the Local Government Association (LGA) has called for the geographies of the ‘les...
REORGANISATION
Why ask if you are going to ignore the answer?
By Heather Jameson | 30 July 2026
Emotional attachment to place was last on the list of ministers' priorities when setting borders ...
FINANCE
Council to save interest after securing loan
By Dan Peters | 30 July 2026
The National Wealth Fund has granted West Suffolk Council a £9m loan to help deliver a state-of-t...
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