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ELECTIONS
Labour loses councils as Reform UK surges in local elections
By Martin Ford | 08 May 2026
Labour lost control of a slew of councils overnight amid a surge in support for Reform UK following yesterday’s local elections.
ELECTIONS
And now for something completely different
By Jonathan Werran | 08 May 2026
Jonathan Werran scans the first indications from the local election results, and says that for La...
POLITICS
Kent's political possibilities
By Duncan Flynn | 29 April 2026
While the sector awaits a swathe of government decisions on unitarisation, Duncan Flynn predicts ...
FINANCE
Winning the war on waste?
By David Blackman | 16 April 2026
Is Reform UK’s waste drive just a saloon bar dream or are there still genuine efficiencies to be ...
ELECTIONS
Reform leads ward coverage in May local elections
By Martin Ford | 13 April 2026
Reform UK will contest all but two wards in May’s local elections, more than any other party.
REORGANISATION
'Hard to see' what underpins LGR other than politics, says Reform
By Ann McGauran | 09 April 2026
Reform UK’s head of government delivery has said it is ‘hard to see’ what lies behind the Govermm...
REORGANISATION
Holding the LGR line?
By Ann McGauran | 09 April 2026
Will reorganisation be delivered ahead of the General Election, and to what extent is the Governm...
EQUALITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
How to reap the diversity dividend
By Simon Fanshawe | 01 April 2026
Diversity policies must drop performative gestures and provide evidence of change to the lives of...
FINANCE
Reform UK tax hike used to 'bash party over the head'
By Martin Ford | 18 March 2026
Worcestershire CC’s 9% council tax rise has been used to ‘bash us over the head’, a senior Reform...
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 v...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Membership manoeuvres
By Paul Marinko | 11 March 2026
How are the groups representing councils positioning themselves to secure members as the pace of ...
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