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REORGANISATION
New boundaries, new politics?
By Duncan Flynn | 12 March 2026
As the sector awaits the Government’s decision on the boundaries for unitary authorities in the vanguard of reorganisation, Duncan Flynn looks at how the potential options could play out politicall...
ASYLUM
Council backlash over asylum reforms
By Martin Ford | 11 March 2026
The Government was this week accused of shifting the burden of supporting asylum seekers to counc...
ELECTIONS
Councils urged to tackle family voting
By Martin Ford | 10 March 2026
Councils have been challenged to focus on tackling family voting in May’s local elections.
POLITICS
Pushing for localism
By Heather Jameson | 10 March 2026
Ahead of the Liberal Democrat’s spring conference, Heather Jameson talks to their local governmen...
AUDIT
Lords share doubts over Local Audit Office plans
By Martin Ford | 09 March 2026
Concerns have been raised in the House of Lords over the Government’s plans for a Local Audit Off...
DEVOLUTION
Burnham: Divisive politics threatens devolution
By Martin Ford | 04 March 2026
Devolution is under threat from the increasingly divisive nature of politics and underfunding of ...
GOVERNANCE
Getting ahead of the local election results
By Ed Hammond | 04 March 2026
Prior to the publication of a new practice guide from the Centre for Governance and Scrutiny, Ed ...
POLITICS
Councils prepare for political turmoil
By Martin Ford | 04 March 2026
Local government is braced for political turmoil after the Greens and Reform UK took first and se...
POLITICS
After the elections: Crafting a new council
By Martin Ford | 04 March 2026
With councils bracing for the upheaval of political change in May’s local elections, Martin Ford ...
FINANCE
Spring Statement: OBR paints gloomy picture of council finances
By Martin Ford | 03 March 2026
The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) has painted a gloomy picture for the future of local g...
SOLACE
Leadership in local government is rarely about having full control
By Graeme McDonald | 03 March 2026
Attempting transformation in a complex system without bringing people with you only erodes trust ...
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Executive Director of Transport
£128,216 – £156,241
Getting Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Moving Apply for this job
Assistant Director – Children and Families
£80,995 - £86,757
Our promise to Sheffield’s children and young people is that Sheffield will be a place where they belong, Apply for this job
Assistant Director of City Transport
£ to match our ambition
You’ll keep abreast of emerging approaches and best practice Apply for this job
- Council backlash over asylum reforms
- EXCLUSIVE: LGA reduces transparency of key meeting
- Local government leaders must connect the council financial crisis to lived experience
- Exclusive: Councils must be made an equal partner in designing a national care system, says Casey
- Casey urged to consider potential of LATCos for social care
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