Scotland

By Laura Sharman | 27 July 2022

Thousands of Scottish council workers have voted to strike in a dispute over the offered pay rise.

ADULT SOCIAL CARE

Fresh warnings over National Care Service

By Martin Ford | 05 July 2022

Council leaders in Scotland have again warned of the impact of the planned National Care Service ...

HEALTH

Integration Joint Boards face 'uncertain future'

By Martin Ford | 01 July 2022

The boards all face ‘significant' financial sustainability issues, according to a report by the A...

WHITEHALL

EXCLUSIVE: Home Office asylum dispersal plans delayed

By Dan Peters | 28 June 2022

The Home Office’s plans to order all regions of England, Scotland and Wales to take a share of as...

SOCIAL CARE

National Care Service denounced as 'power grab'

By Martin Ford | 23 June 2022

The National Care Service Bill unveiled by the Scottish Government has been denounced as a ‘power...

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

Scottish council chief to step down after 18 months

By Martin Ford | 22 June 2022

Netta Meadows will leave Scottish Borders Council in September.

LONDON COUNCILS

Census concerns mount ahead of publication date

By Chris Mahony | 21 June 2022

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has attempted to ease local government anxiety over the ...

HEALTH

Burnham attacks Whitehall bidding culture

By Michael Burton | 21 June 2022

Central Government wastes more money than local government because of the bidding culture, Greate...

Legends in their own offices

15 June 2022

A fierce territorial dispute north of the border has thankfully been resolved without bloodshed.

WELFARE

Cuts and industrial action warning for Scotland

By Dan Peters | 10 June 2022

Scottish councils have warned of cuts to essential services and the ‘strong likelihood of industr...

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