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EMERGENCY PLANNING
Levels of community preparedness in the UK need improving
By Kathy O'Leary | 20 February 2026
What the Japanese lack is the legislative framework for emergency planning and response that we h...
REORGANISATION
LGR: putting planning back into the spotlight
By Catriona Riddell | 19 February 2026
We now have a government that puts planning at the heart of economic growth, but does reorganisat...
LOCAL ECONOMIES
Pensions can transform places
By Pete Gladwell | 19 February 2026
Local government partnerships are crucial for turning pension savings into homes and jobs, says P...
LOCAL ECONOMIES
Growth: Solution or problem?
By Ian Fytche | 19 February 2026
Ian Fytche argues that chasing economic growth for its own sake isn’t working. It’s time to choos...
LOCAL ECONOMIES
Celtic Forum: Cornwall is ready to shape its own future
By Cllr Leigh Frost | 18 February 2026
Cllr Leigh Frost says that as Cornwall takes renewed steps to ask that its national status is ful...
ELECTIONS
Could elections U-turn signal a fight to save LGR?
By Heather Jameson | 18 February 2026
Cancelling the postponement of elections 'takes U-turns to the next level', says Heather Jameson....
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Core Cities UK: Where investors share our values, we are keen to partner over the long term
By Cllr James Lewis | 18 February 2026
Cllr James Lewis says the key message from Core Cities UK to private sector colleagues at a mini ...
SEND
We need an ambitious and genuinely sustainable package of SEND reform
By Rachael Wardell | 18 February 2026
The Government’s decision to take on the bulk of Dedicated Schools Grant deficits provides vital ...
PLANNING
Money can't bypass the Warm Homes Plan's lengthy paperwork and unfair charges
By Katy King | 18 February 2026
It is time for town halls to bypass the bottleneck around heat pumps, turning three-day installs ...
FINANCE
Financial reform cannot wait
By Owen Mapley | 18 February 2026
Owen Mapley says the finance settlement provides breathing space for many authorities – but this...
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