Reorganisation

By David Blackman | 14 May 2025

David Blackman talks to leading figures about the prospects for regeneration following the propos...

Sector annoyance at Government's revised LGR feedback letters

By Paul Marinko | 14 May 2025

Whitehall’s decision to send revised reorganisation feedback letters has stoked sector frustration.

FINANCE

Reasons to cheer – but the work isn't finished

By Jason Lowther | 13 May 2025

Jason Lowther says the new Government has got off to a promising start on rectifying the many cri...

REORGANISATION

Debt hurdle remains for reorganisation plans

By Martin Ford | 13 May 2025

Multi-billion pound debts remain a point of contention in reorganisation negotiations as the dead...

PUBLIC SERVICE REFORM

Catching the money falling between the silos

By Donna Hall | 11 May 2025

The goal of radical place leadership is to embed and systematise relational working, and research...

GOVERNANCE

Filling in the holes in local democracy

By Mel Stevens | 08 May 2025

Mel Stevens considers where the new democratic deficits will lie in the new local government land...

PUBLIC SERVICE REFORM

A shared definition of 'neighbourhoods' is important

By Jessica Studdert | 08 May 2025

Jessica Studdert says that for real impact at a hyperlocal level, neighbourhoods need to be consi...

PODCASTS

Our World is Local: Local government reorganisation with Simon Kaye

07 May 2025

Simon Kaye, policy director at the think tank Reform, explores the competing visions for future c...

COMMUNITIES

Community duty mooted

By EXCLUSIVE by Joe Lepper | 01 May 2025

The Government is looking to hand all councils an extra duty to involve community groups in their...

REORGANISATION

Surrey councils stand firm in reorganisation plans

By Izzy Lepone | 01 May 2025

Surrey’s councils have published proposals for local government reorganisation, defying the Gover...

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