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PREVENT
Former MP calls for national public inquiry after 'clearly inadequate' Prevent review
By Dan Peters | 13 February 2025
A review of the handling by a counter-terrorism programme of MP Sir David Amess’ killer failed to...
LOCAL DEMOCRACY
Elected council mayors could be 'discontinued'
By Heather Jameson | 13 February 2025
Senior Whitehall officials are keen to scrap directly-elected council mayors despite a fudged com...
POLITICS
Government increases public health grant by 5.4%
By Lee Peart | 07 February 2025
A £200m boost to public health services from 2024-25 has been announced by the Government.
POLICY
Beginnings and enormous possibilities
By Dr Catherine Howe | 05 February 2025
In her first Soapbox column, Dr Catherine Howe says that when she lifts her head out of the immed...
FINANCE
Edinburgh tourism tax could be starting point for fiscal devolution, experts suggest
By Dan Peters | 20 January 2025
The approach to a tourism tax being taken forward in Scottish and Welsh cities could be a startin...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
Rebels with a cause
By By Dan Peters | 16 January 2025
The Local Government Association (LGA) has been warned some members could quit over its stance on...
FINANCE
We can't wait for finance reform
By Patrick Meila | 13 January 2025
Despite the pace of change in local government, the crisis in local government finance remain unt...
SEND
SEN expansion could be costly - IFS
By Dan Peters | 08 January 2025
The Government’s long-term desire to expand special educational needs (SEN) provision in mainstre...
REORGANISATION
CCN backs reorganisation
By Dan Peters | 19 December 2024
The chair of the County Councils’ Network (CCN), Tim Oliver, has backed radical Government plans ...
DEVOLUTION
Christmas cull
By By Heather Jameson | 19 December 2024
More than 100 councils could be abolished by 2027 in radical plans detailed by the Government thi...
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