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DEVOLUTION
May 8: The day city regions fractured from within
By David Marlow | 21 May 2026
David Marlow says the post-7 May political composition of England’s six Integrated Settlement May...
POLICY AND POLITICS
The public will accept straight talk from politicians so long as there is a rationale
By Michael Burton | 20 May 2026
By claiming the public could have both high public spending and low taxes, the main parties opene...
REORGANISATION
EXCLUSIVE: Surrey skips reorganisation redesign ahead of reorganisation
By Dan Peters | 20 May 2026
There is no time to redesign contracts in Surrey ahead of local government reorganisation, a coun...
REORGANISATION
LGR contracts: The Surrey story
By Philip McCourt | 20 May 2026
A contract is only as good as the oversight that supports it throughout its lifespan. Introduce l...
FINANCE
Maintaining the council's financial integrity and statutory compliance remains non-negotiable
By Phil Rook | 18 May 2026
Council reorganisation remains uncertain, but the potential impact to deliver real change cannot ...
REORGANISATION
Suffolk Reform leadership follows Essex with LGR legal challenge
By Paul Marinko | 15 May 2026
Suffolk CC’s new Reform UK leadership has followed Essex CC is announcing plans for legal action ...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Exclusive: Tory grandee blasts current Government's regeneration and LGR plans
By Heather Jameson | 15 May 2026
Tory grandee Lord Heseltine has launched a scathing criticism of the current Government’s reorgan...
REGENERATION
Regeneration: Hiding in plain sight
By David Godfrey | 15 May 2026
Spatial planning and a development corporation – or similar mechanism – are crucial to realising ...
REORGANISATION
New Reform leadership at Essex to legally challenge LGR
By Paul Marinko | 14 May 2026
Essex CC’s Reform UK leader has written to housing secretary Steve Reed indicating the council in...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Chief in reorganisation 'distraction' warning
By Joe Lepper | 13 May 2026
Local government reorganisation is a ‘distraction factor’ for councils in their delivery of suppo...
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- Minister urges councils to hand services to residents
- EXCLUSIVE: Chiefs lobby Government over severance payment threshold
- Solace steps up lobbying over district exclusion from leadership event
- Council faces 'inevitable' bankruptcy without £40m savings
- Cheshire East's Polkinghorne decides to step down
Development Management Team Manager
£51,356 - £55,539
Lead one of the largest planning services in the country! Apply for this job
Development Management Team Manager
£51,356 - £55,539
Lead one of the largest planning services in the country! Apply for this job
Local Audit Office - Non-Executive Directors
£420 per day (48 days per annum)
Local public bodies are at the heart of our communities. Apply for this job
- Minister urges councils to hand services to residents
- EXCLUSIVE: Chiefs lobby Government over severance payment threshold
- Solace steps up lobbying over district exclusion from leadership event
- Council faces 'inevitable' bankruptcy without £40m savings
- Cheshire East's Polkinghorne decides to step down
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