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The risks of developing new 'greenfield' unitaries deserve thought
REORGANISATION

The risks of developing new 'greenfield' unitaries deserve thought

By Gill Kneller | 20 January 2026

'At the same time as embracing the opportunities of reorganisation, we must also remain clear-eyed about the challenges of creating new greenfield authorities,' says Gill Kneller.

REORGANISATION

LGR will fail without an estate strategy

By Kane Lennon | 14 January 2026

Kane Lennon says reorganisation offers councils an opportunity to reshape the public estate, and ...

REORGANISATION

Digital thinking must drive reorganisation

By Geoff Connell | 14 January 2026

Geoff Connell says digital, data and technology are critical to the effective design of new unita...

REORGANISATION

The only constant, other than change, is our ambition for our place.

By Caroline Green | 22 December 2025

Oxford City Council has been focusing on what it needs to accelerate for the city to be in the be...

UNITARY

New unitaries to be hit by right to work check duty

By Dan Peters | 16 December 2025

Councils created under reorganisation will have to carry out fresh right to work checks for staff...

FINANCE

Locality arrangements must be right to avoid remoteness between new unitaries and residents

By Kathy O'Leary | 16 December 2025

The recent removal of ‘remoteness’ as a factor in determining council funding through the Fair Fu...

REORGANISATION

Reorganisation lessons

By Ann McGauran | 10 December 2025

As the current reorganisation wave begins, what insights are on offer from leaders who have alrea...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Creating an economic corridor to success in the North

By Henri Murison | 04 December 2025

Delivering on innovation is non-negotiable if the Northern Growth Corridor is to be credible, say...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Harnessing defence in Hunts

By Paul Marinko | 03 December 2025

As Huntingdonshire grapples with reorganisation, the district council is working hard to ensure u...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Top table call for IT leads

By Joe Lepper | 03 December 2025

Council IT leads need a ‘seat at the top table’ to ensure local government reorganisation is not ...

REORGANISATION

LGR in Greater Essex: An economic imperative and a political choice

By Cllr Daniel Cowan | 02 December 2025

As the Government announces a consultation on the future of local government in Essex, Daniel Cow...

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