POLITICS
Government isn't listening
26 June 2025
The Spending Review was a missed opportunity to sort out the funding crisis in local government, says Sir Ed Davey. He calls on government to be much bolder on finances and social care.
PUBLIC SERVICE REFORM
The chancellor set the roadmap for how the Government will deliver its missions
By Jon Rowney | 25 June 2025
Alongside the Test, Learn and Grow programme, the new approach to public service reform set out i...
FUNDING
Review must be beginning rather than end of reform
By Heather Jameson | 25 June 2025
No matter how good the fair funding 2.0 consultation is, and how politically problematic it may b...
FUNDING
The Government is getting it
By Zoe Billingham | 24 June 2025
All in all, the Government is getting it, says Zoë Billingham. ‘Improving living standards in eve...
FINANCE
Section 151 officers must be able to forecast with greater confidence
By Tracy Bingham | 19 June 2025
The sector knew not to expect full detail in the Spending Review but the absence of any further i...
HOUSING
Government to create national housing bank
By Joe Lepper | 17 June 2025
A national housing bank will be created by the Government to help finance the building of 500,000...
PREVENTION
Spending Review: Little room for a more preventative approach to health
By Andria Mastroianni | 17 June 2025
Andria Mastroianni says relying on council tax to fill funding gaps risks exacerbating, rather th...
FINANCE
Council tax hikes will do the heavy lifting
By Kate Ogden | 17 June 2025
Surprisingly, local government wasn’t at the end of the queue for the chancellor’s cash – or at t...
FINANCE
SEND before spend
By Rob Powell | 17 June 2025
The impact of any failure to fully address SEND deficits will dwarf the benefits of the positive ...
INVESTMENT
We need to concentrate on delivery
By Cllr James Lewis | 16 June 2025
'There is a risk we spend too much time talking about shiny buildings in city centres and neglect...
FINANCE
Spending Review 2025: Key takeaways for the sector
By Megan Tam | 13 June 2025
While local authorities have performed better in this Spending Review than expected, proposals to...
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