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POLITICS

Reform UK Conference - serious contenders or still a one-man band?

By Nathan Emmerich | 08 September 2025

Reform UK’s conference was a missed opportunity to address Britain’s pressing issues head-on, wit...

REORGANISATION

Why districts should embrace reorganisation

By Cllr Dale Broughton | 08 September 2025

Craig Leyland, Nick Worth and Dale Broughton explain how the South & East Lincolnshire Councils P...

DEVOLUTION

Eyes on the prize

By Piali Das Gupta | 08 September 2025

Devolution and reorganisation should go hand-in-hand to achieve the best results, writes Piali Da...

PROCUREMENT

Procurement law reforms could stifle the freedom to achieve best value

By Gayle Monk | 08 September 2025

As the Government proposes procurement law reforms, Mark Cook and Gayle Monk urge a focus on stre...

FINANCE

Fair Funding 2.0 next steps: Turning promises into action for deprived communities

By Cllr Sir Stephen Houghton | 08 September 2025

Full council tax equalisation and the use of deprivation indices mark a critical shift toward nee...

SEND

SEND Reform must not be an afterthought

By Rachael Wardell | 08 September 2025

As the Government prepares to publish its schools white paper, now is the time to deliver bold, i...

REORGANISATION

The flawed rationale behind reorganisation

By John Mortimer | 08 September 2025

John Mortimer argues that the logic and mindset behind a report that has helped to shape the curr...

PUBLIC SERVICE REFORM

The Test, Learn and Grow programme is unlikely to shift the dial on its own

By Abdool Kara | 08 September 2025

Abdool Kara says the Labour manifesto promised a mission-led government, 'but there is little evi...

COHESION

Flagging up a problem

By Kathy O'Leary | 05 September 2025

Kathy O' Leary says that while the legal guidance stresses that flags are a very British way of e...

SEND

It's extremely unlikely that SEND transportation is a root cause of unsustainable spending

By Jonathan Holden | 04 September 2025

Claims about free taxis for pupils with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) being ‘...