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HOUSING
Vistry cuts housebuilding plans on back of weak financial results
By Paul Marinko | 25 September 2026
A major housebuilder with strong partnership links to councils has announced plans to downsize its operations on the back of poor financial results.
EMPLOYMENT
Employment support devolution call
By William Eichler | 25 September 2026
Employment support should be devolved to mayoral strategic authorities and Jobcentre Plus scrappe...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Public backs devolution but wants deprived areas prioritised
By William Eichler | 25 September 2026
Devolution must deliver tangible economic change for England’s left-behind towns and neighbourhoo...
EQUAL PAY
Glasgow equal pay talks collapse
By William Eichler | 25 September 2026
Equal pay talks between Glasgow City Council and trade unions have broken down.
FINANCE
Councils' cash stash soars as millions go untouched
By By Neil Merrick | 24 September 2026
Local authorities in England paid more money into their reserves last year than they took out, Go...
POLICY AND POLITICS
EXCLUSIVE: Rowlands hails 'productive' leaders' council
By Dan Peters | 24 September 2026
Ministers have committed to establishing a more consistent programme of dialogue and collaboratio...
PROCUREMENT
Action plan accepted after procurement failures
By Dan Peters | 24 September 2026
Havant BC will implement an ‘enhanced programme’ of staff training and governance after officers ...
POLICY AND POLITICS
EXCLUSIVE: Councils call for more regulation amid facial recognition rollout
By Dan Peters | 23 September 2026
Councils across England have called for more regulation as the sector increases its use of contro...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Give mayors 5% of income tax, think-tank says
By William Eichler | 23 September 2026
Mayors should be given a 5% share of income tax revenues to shift £3.8bn a year from Whitehall an...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Burnham 'growth in every postcode' ambition dismissed
By Neil Merrick | 22 September 2026
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has been warned against awarding groundbreaking tax powers to every r...
SCOTLAND
Scots council map to be torn up
By Martin Ford | 22 September 2026
The Scottish Government has announced proposals for a major shake-up of councils.
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