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LEADERSHIP
Before you commission the next culture programme observe your Monday morning meeting
By Dave Yates | 12 November 2026
Councils don’t change the culture from the top – they shape and re-shape in the meetings, says Dave Yates.
FINANCE
LGR delay: More than moving milestones
By Nina Philippidis | 12 November 2026
Nina Philippidis says local government reorganisation 'demands more than a handover: run well, tr...
REORGANISATION
Rayner admits LGR was 'always going to be litigated'
By Martin Ford | 11 November 2026
Local government reorganisation (LGR) was ‘always going to be litigated’, Angela Rayner has said ...
ADULT SOCIAL CARE
EXCLUSIVE: Too few adult social care directors for new unitaries, ADASS warns
By Neil Merrick | 11 November 2026
There may not be enough directors of adult social services to lead all the unitary councils being...
NCASC
Local government reorganisation is no silver bullet for councils or social care
By Nick Presmeg | 11 November 2026
As delegates head to the National Children and Adult Services conference, Nick Presmeg looks at h...
KEY CITIES
Give local authorities the tools they need without the caveats
By Vince Maple | 10 November 2026
The Government’s reboot of plans to devolve more power to the regions and away from Westminster i...
CLIMATE EMERGENCY
Make passing on climate emergency knowledge part of the reorganisation plan
By Cllr Peter Schwier | 09 November 2026
Whatever shape Essex takes next, its climate know-how must come with it, argues Peter Schwier.
SCOTLAND
Scottish councils reject reorganisation
By Martin Ford | 09 November 2026
Reorganisation is not the answer to resolving the financial crisis gripping councils, the Convent...
REORGANISATION
Uncertainty looms over future unitaries' budgets
By Dan Peters | 05 November 2026
Unitary councils being created in 2029 face a ‘material uncertainty’ over their opening budgets a...
COUNTY COUNCILS' NETWORK
County devolution: Funding, fiscal powers and the challenges ahead
By Simon Edwards | 05 November 2026
Simon Edwards of the County Councils Network calls for stronger fiscal foundations, faster devolu...
HR
A critical role for HR
By Michael Burton | 05 November 2026
While local government reorganisation (LGR) in England is in flux, in Scotland the government rec...
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