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FINANCE

Councils in £1.7m 'amicable separation'

By Martin Ford | 14 January 2022

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) Council has asked neighbouring Dorset for £1.7m to leav...

REORGANISATION

Councils turn to reorganisation after 'running out of ideas'

By Martin Ford | 13 January 2022

Local government minister Kemi Badenoch has questioned the reasoning behind some authorities’ reo...

LEGAL

Take note of the Snooty Fox

By Andy Sawford | 11 January 2022

In the light of the legal case of the Snooty Fox, Andy Sawford urges that local government areas ...

FINANCE

Balancing the books in an uncertain world

By Richard Ambrose | 10 January 2022

The need to take difficult decisions and prudent financial management underpin Buckinghamshire Co...

REORGANISATION

MP opposes 'undemocratic' council merger

By Martin Ford | 21 December 2021

The proposed merger of two district councils has been labelled ‘undemocratic’ by a local MP.

FINANCE

Not top-down reform – but beware the bottom-up push

By Heather Jameson | 15 December 2021

While we have ruled out top-down reorganisation of local government, the prospect of forcing bott...

COUNCIL TAX

The Government should push on fast with reorganisation

By Ben Page | 13 December 2021

Anyone looking at bold plans for the future should bite the bullet on reorganisation and get it d...

WHITEHALL

Government dismisses fears over reorganisation master plan

13 December 2021

The Government has dismissed reports of a leaked version of the levelling up White Paper, which r...

WHITEHALL

Leaked White Paper reveals reorganisation master plan

09 December 2021

A leaked version of the levelling up White Paper has revealed plans to scrap two-tier local gover...

DEVOLUTION

LGA concerns over devolution approach

By Martin Ford | 02 December 2021

Senior figures from the Local Government Association (LGA) have raised concerns about Westminster...

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