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POLICY AND POLITICS
LCN call for ideas
By Dan Peters | 16 September 2026
The Local Councils Network (LCN) has called for ‘practical, evidence-based’ proposals to present ...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Pressure grows on ministers to publish reorganisation legal advice
By Dan Peters | 15 September 2026
Pressure was this week growing on ministers to publish the legal advice behind their decision to ...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Rayner insists she is 'not giving up' on 1.5 million homes target
By Dan Peters | 14 September 2026
Housing secretary Angela Rayner has admitted there is now only a ‘slim chance’ of meeting her 1.5...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Temporary accommodation inquiry launched by NAO
By Dan Peters | 11 September 2026
The National Audit Office (NAO) has launched an inquiry into the resilience of temporary accommod...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Tourism tax to be charged as a percentage of cost
By Dan Peters | 10 September 2026
The tourism tax in England will be charged as a percentage of the cost of accommodation rather th...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Behind the scenes of this week's reorganisation debacle
By Dan Peters | 10 September 2026
Dan Peters reports on how the reorganisation delay unfolded and the initial reaction from a shock...
POLICY AND POLITICS
EXCLUSIVE: Burnham wish for new settlement with sector
By Dan Peters | 10 September 2026
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has told council leaders he wants to ‘create a new settlement between...
FINANCE
Future Forum Midlands: Government's financial plans 'implausible'
By Martin Ford | 10 September 2026
The Government’s financial plans have been described as ‘implausible’ by top economist Paul Johns...
REORGANISATION
Future Forum Midlands: Ex-Starmer advisor sees future for reorganisation
By Martin Ford | 10 September 2026
A former adviser to Keir Starmer has said this week’s bombshell announcement does not spell the e...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Concerns over reorganisation delay impact on devolution
By Joe Lepper | 08 September 2026
MPs have raised concerns around the impact that a delay to local government reorganisation (LGR) ...
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