Wigan Council: The Deal 2030

The borough's post-COVID recovery will be anything but business as usual.

Wigan Council: The Deal 2030

Time to empower the places that matter

By Ravi Gurumurthy | 16 May 2025

Labour's Neighbourhood Commission is not just good politics, but good policy says Ravi Gurumurthy.

No time to be lost

By Stephen Baker | 16 May 2025

Stephen Baker reflects on what councils can do now to prepare their workforces for transition to unitary structures.

Investment is required in every part of the country

By Cllr Sir Stephen Houghton | 16 May 2025

Positive steps on local government finance need to be backed up by investment and cost-of-living action, says Cllr Sir Stephen Houghton.

After the Reformquake

By Ian Miller | 16 May 2025

The local election results could 'bring a different complexion' to reorganisation debates, writes Ian Miller.