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FINANCE

Government to crack down on risky council investments

By Neil Merrick | 29 May 2026

Ministers are poised to crackdown on risky council investments using new powers to patrol ‘excess...

LGA

Newcastle-under-Lyme to leave LGA

By Paul Marinko | 29 May 2026

Reform UK-led Newcastle-under-Lyme BC has announced it is ending its membership of the Local Gove...

LONDON

Reform's Havering leader rules out 'Hexit'

By William Eichler | 29 May 2026

The new Reform leader of Havering Council has ruled out pursuing proposals for the borough to lea...

SOLACE

Local politicians should not mistake professional challenge for obstruction

By Graeme McDonald | 28 May 2026

Graeme McDonald says council officers should give honest, sometimes uncomfortable, professional a...

GOVERNANCE

Supporting local leaders after a tumultuous election

By Sean Harriss | 27 May 2026

Sean Harriss looks at how senior council officers can best support an influx of thousands of newl...

REORGANISATION

MHCLG's questions about structural change orders threaten relationships in Gloucestershire

By Kathy O'Leary | 27 May 2026

Kathy O'Leary says the strong relationships between the seven councils in Gloucestershire will be...

GOVERNANCE

Managing councils without a majority

By Colin Mellors | 27 May 2026

Officials in councils with no overall political control will need to use high levels of political...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Three ways to help opposition councillors play their role effectively

By Piali Das Gupta | 27 May 2026

The importance of opposition councillors should not be underestimated, writes Piali Das Gupta. He...

ASYLUM

Senior councillor calls for local veto on asylum placements

By Paul Marinko | 26 May 2026

Breckland DC’s leader has called for a council veto on local asylum placements as tensions grow i...

REORGANISATION

Reform UK council leader calls for 'cancellation' of reorganisation

By Martin Ford | 22 May 2026