Policy-and-politics - Page 33

By Mark Conrad | 23 October 2023

Councils have claimed a ‘victory for common sense’ after ministers watered down plans to standard...

CLIMATE CHANGE

Greens push for divestment

By Dan Peters | 20 October 2023

There will be a greater push for divestment in the local government pension scheme (LGPS) after t...

PLANNING

Government blocks remote meetings

By Martin Ford | 18 October 2023

A levelling up Bill amendment that would have enabled virtual council meetings has been stripped ...

COUNCIL TAX

'Anger' over Scottish council tax freeze

By Martin Ford | 18 October 2023

Scottish First Minister Humza Yousaf’s announcement of a blanket freeze on council tax next year ...

POLICY AND POLITICS

4 wheel drive woman on... party conferences

17 October 2023

Good lord, are all those political party conferences over? I can’t bear windbags wittering on abo...

SOLACE

Chiefs' professional development framework launched

By Ann McGauran | 17 October 2023

The first version of a professional development framework to keep local government chief executiv...

DEVOLUTION

Devolution debates dominate

By Zoë Billingham | 17 October 2023

At the Labour conference, devolution was a major theme of Keir Starmer’s speech. It was reassurin...

COUNCIL TAX

Charting new waters: the LGA after Mark Lloyd's exit

By Cllr Phil Broadhead | 17 October 2023

Cllr Phil Broadhead looks at the challenge for the LGA as it seeks a new chief executive capable ...

PLANNING

Required: some real radicalism

By Dr Simon Kaye | 17 October 2023

Dr Simon Kaye reflects on the recent round of political party conferences and argues that a coher...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

LGA: Devolve to boost economic activity

By Mark Conrad | 16 October 2023

Ministers should devolve long-term and simplified funding for back to work schemes to overcome re...

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