Politics

Months after the May elections, Oldham still has no leader. Its chief executive Shelley Kipling and monitoring officer Alex Bougatef tell Heather Jameson how they built a system to keep services ru...

GOVERNANCE

Cross party leadership for better local government

By Adrian Pritchard | 21 October 2026

As coalition administrations become more prevalent, Adrian Pritchard asks if cross party working ...

GOVERNANCE

Local government: Leading through testing times

By Ann McGauran | 21 October 2026

Natalie Brahma-Pearl and Stephen Gabriel talk to Ann McGauran about the challenges faced by globa...

GOVERNANCE

Getting online back in line

By Martin Ford | 21 October 2026

Social media has had a seismic impact on the political landscape, but it now faces calls to curb ...

FUNDING

Government faces formal challenge over funding

By Martin Ford | 19 October 2026

Kensington and Chelsea LBC has announced it will press ahead with a formal challenge to the Gover...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Prioritising action on standards is a must for PM

By Heather Jameson | 15 October 2026

Heather Jameson says it may be great news to hear that Andy Burnham is committed to delivering re...

DEVOLUTION

Strategic authorities: Swerving the 'screw up'

By Paul Marinko | 13 October 2026

The Government’s commitment to a roll out of powerful strategic authorities across the country is...

ELECTIONS

Modernising local government election services for the future

By Peter Stanyon | 12 October 2026

Tinkering with the voting system is not enough, it’s time for a wholescale review of how we deliv...

CORE CITIES UK

Core Cities UK: We want to build on common ground to shape a strong urban alliance

By Cllr Liam Robinson | 08 October 2026

An urban dinner during the Labour Party conference reinforced how much common ground exists betwe...

Brave Jim squaring up for a fight

By Heather Jameson | 01 October 2026

Local government minister Jim McMahon is setting his sights on renewed reorganisation and reformi...

DEVOLUTION

Robust accountability is key to successful devolution

By Adam Terry | 30 September 2026

Effective scrutiny can make devolution work for local leaders and the communities they serve, say...