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HOUSING

Market-shaping councils, better housing outcomes

By Joanne Drew | 11 June 2026

Joanne Drew considers the role of councils in enabling housing delivery and shaping local housing...

COMMUNITIES

Towards a community-powered future

By Anna Randle | 11 June 2026

New Local’s annual festival of community power, Stronger Things, gets under way next week. Anna R...

LEADERSHIP

Leading the march to LGR

By Dawn Adey | 10 June 2026

Leading a councils set to disappear through reorganisation is an unusual experience, Dawn Adey ex...

CORE CITIES UK

Core Cities UK: International work continues to play a big role in UK city governance

By Cllr James Lewis | 10 June 2026

The declaration Urban 7 city leaders have agreed will feed directly into the talks that world lea...

Leading through the power of choice

By Dr Catherine Howe | 10 June 2026

Staff ideas and suggestions are vital to the future success of councils, says chief executive of ...

FINANCE

Council tax reform: Time to take a long hard look at the Valuation Office

By Simon Kaye | 10 June 2026

Simon Kaye says the public debate should not begin with winners and losers from hypothetical new ...

FINANCE

Shedding some light on the 'dark arts' of council finances

By Adele Taylor | 10 June 2026

Like many around the country, we have new councillors who have recently joined the council and th...

REORGANISATION

Supporting council leadership

By Max Wide | 10 June 2026

A Leadership Centre programme is aimed at helping middle managers forming unitaries to build rela...

SOCIAL HOUSING

Using below-market land disposals to accelerate social housing

By Mark Cook | 09 June 2026

Councils have greater flexibility to dispose of land for affordable housing than often assumed, b...

HOUSING

A rights-based case for new homes at Crews Hill and Chase Park

By Holly Lewis | 08 June 2026

Holly Lewis says a rights-based approach to planning can help councils balance local concerns wit...