Local government employees have been hit by a double whammy. Already underpaid and undervalued compared with other sectors, they are now bearing the brunt of public service cuts, argues Heather...
An unpredictable turnout at the May 2 elections is likely to register varied reactions to the coalition’s cuts and benefit changes – but the big story could be how Ukip fares, suggests...
The government has been urged to back down on plans to make Local Enterprise Partnerships compete for a share of the proposed single local growth fund after a warning that such an exercise could be a...
The Local Government Association is set to launch a radical reform plan for councils that will outline new ways of allocating public funding and providing services, chair Sir Merrick Cockell has...
Government ministers want council pension funds to work closer together and ‘do not rule out’ implementing mergers of existing funds, the man leading pension reforms at the Department for Communities...
Local authorities in England have failed to collect almost £2.4bn in council tax since the system began, according to the Department for Communities and Local Government.
The June Spending Review is going to slice Whitehall’s funding cake so thinly that departments will be left fighting over the crumbs. So how are public services meant to cope, asks Tony Travers
Council workers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland have been offered a ‘best possible’ 1% pay increase for the current year, local authority employers announced today.
Justice Secretary Chris Grayling has pledged to stop judicial reviews into government decisions being used as ‘a cheap delaying tactic’ to hold up planning applications and policy changes.
Welsh local government could be reorganised again after First Minister Carwyn Jones announced a review of the way public services in Wales are governed and held accountable.
The government is consulting on proposed changes to the Community Infrastructure Levy, including plans to make councils provide greater clarity on their charges.
Local government spending on leisure and education services could be reduced to zero as a result of Whitehall cuts, a report by the New Local Government Network has warned today.
The Local Government Association has today urged MPs to halt plans for a ‘free-for-all’ on home extensions that could have a negative impact on local communities.
Three-quarters of local government leaders say funding cuts are the most important issue facing their areas, according to an Ipsos Mori poll published today.
Communities Secretary Eric Pickles is consulting on measures to curb what he calls ‘political propaganda’ by English councils, including the publication of weekly newspapers and hiring of lobbyists.
Councils have consolidated the gains made under the first two years of International Financial Reporting Standards. But further challenges lie ahead, says Sarah Sheen
This month, local authorities face one of their trickiest balancing acts yet. They have to meet the twin challenges of government changes to council tax support and business rates, without losing out...
