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POLICY AND POLITICS
Dear secretary of state - part 1
By Dr Simon Kaye | 30 September 2025
Secretary of state for housing, communities and local government, Steve Reed, has a lot on his pl...
REORGANISATION
Ministers' question time
By Jonathan Carr-West | 30 September 2025
Jonathan Carr-West looks at the reorganisation proposals submitted to the Government, and the que...
HOUSING
When it comes to new towns, smart has trumped brave
By Jackie Sadek | 29 September 2025
The report from the independent New Towns Taskforce is a plan that might actually work, 'and loca...
DISTRICT COUNCILS' NETWORK
Outgoing DCN chair calls for genuine devo
By Cllr Sam Chapman-Allen | 29 September 2025
As he steps down from his DCN role, chair Cllr Sam Chapman-Allen reflects on four turbulent years...
LABOUR PARTY
Labour looks local
By Cllr Bev Craig | 26 September 2025
As Labour delegates prepare to head to the party conference in Liverpool, Cllr Bev Craig outlines...
DEVOLUTION
Whatever the structure, residents remain the same
By Heather Jameson | 25 September 2025
Heather Jameson says: 'Councils are scrambling to act before Government imposes financial restric...
FINANCE
Telling a stronger story about growth
By Jon Rowney | 24 September 2025
As leaders of place, local councils are uniquely positioned to steward economic growth that is in...
INCLUSIVE GROWTH
Productivity is not nirvana
By Nigel Wilcock | 24 September 2025
Nigel Wilcock challenges traditional economic metrics and outlines how local government can lead ...
POLICY AND POLITICS
After the reshuffle: ensuring the LGA's voice continues to be heard
By Louise Gittins | 23 September 2025
The LGA is engaging with the new ministerial team and with parliament to help shape reforms aroun...
DEVOLUTION
Stronger devo can solve the London problem
By Patrick Diamond | 23 September 2025
Relationships between the capital and Whitehall may have improved but its underpowered mayoralty ...
- Chiefs take charge
- Unai Emery's brilliance provides a great blueprint for local government finance leaders
- Government's fiscal devolution roadmap sparks fears over Treasury control
- Progress on neighbourhood health, but much more to do
- What England can learn from Japan's approach to local government finance
- Chiefs take charge
- Unai Emery's brilliance provides a great blueprint for local government finance leaders
- Government's fiscal devolution roadmap sparks fears over Treasury control
- Progress on neighbourhood health, but much more to do
- What England can learn from Japan's approach to local government finance
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