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REORGANISATION
Think-tank proposes axing hundreds of councils
By Martin Ford | 11 September 2020
England’s 349 councils should be replaced with 69 unitary authorities, a think-tank has argued.
WHITEHALL
Down and out?
By Heather Jameson | 09 September 2020
Plans for a full-scale local government reorganisation have been thrown into doubt, with Downing ...
FINANCE
Is there the political will to push through reorganisation?
By Heather Jameson | 09 September 2020
Simon Clarke's unexpected resignation as local government minister begs the question of what happ...
HEALTH
Councils plead for further devolution
By Martin Ford | 08 September 2020
Local authorities require more devolved powers to drive improvements in health and social care, M...
WHITEHALL
MHCLG denies blanket plan to scrap districts
By Heather Jameson | 07 September 2020
The Government has denied it is pursuing the blanket abolition of district councils as part of th...
REORGANISATION
Cumbria plots course for reorganisation
By Martin Ford | 04 September 2020
The county council has drawn up a business case for a single unitary council that could produce s...
PAY
Now is not the time to downgrade council chiefs
By Heather Jameson | 02 September 2020
York's top team reorganisation could end up being a case of putting cost before value, says Heath...
LOCAL DEMOCRACY
EXCLUSIVE: Lib Dems raise reorganisation concerns
By Dan Peters | 01 September 2020
Lib Dem council leaders have raised ‘serious concerns’ with local government secretary Robert Jen...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
DCN: Bigger local government is 'not better or cheaper'
By Ann McGauran | 01 September 2020
Proposals for county unitary councils would be 122 times larger than the average council in Germa...
FINANCE
Countywide unitaries 'could save £3bn'
By Martin Ford | 27 August 2020
Replacing two-tier counties with one unitary authority could deliver almost £3bn savings over fiv...
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