GOVERNMENT

Department ditches 'levelling up' moniker

By Mark Conrad | 08 July 2024

Prime minister Keir Starmer has ditched Whitehall’s 'levelling up' department and re-named it wit...

WORKFORCE

South Cambs' four-day week trial shows 'positive' results

By William Eichler | 08 July 2024

A report into South Cambridgeshire DC’s controversial four-day week trial found the majority of k...

WORKFORCE

Bristol commits to improving treatment of disabled staff

By Paul Marinko | 08 July 2024

FINANCE

Council spending down to £113bn

By Michael Burton | 08 July 2024

English councils spent £113.5bn in 2022/23 of which almost two thirds was on education and social...

FINANCE

Chancellor announces return of housing targets

By Martin Ford | 08 July 2024

Labour’s new chancellor Rachel Reeves has announced the return of compulsory housebuilding targets.

GENERAL ELECTION

McMahon and Pennycook announced as ministers

By Heather Jameson | 07 July 2024

Former Oldham MBC leader Jim McMahon has been appointed has a minister in the Department for Leve...

ELECTIONS

Elections officials raise concerns over abuse

By Martin Ford | 05 July 2024

Concerns have been raised over ‘unacceptable behaviour’ faced by officials during the General Ele...

GENERAL ELECTION

Rayner named levelling up secretary

By Martin Ford | 05 July 2024

Angela Rayner has been named secretary of state for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.

ELECTIONS

Badenoch accuses council of 'potentially' disenfranchising voters

By Martin Ford | 05 July 2024

Business secretary Kemi Badenoch has accused Uttlesford DC of ‘potentially' disenfranchising thou...

GENERAL ELECTION

General Election: 'Room for improvement', says commission

By William Eichler | 05 July 2024

Polling day ‘ran smoothly’ but there is ‘room to improve the experience for some’, according to t...