The Local Government Pension Scheme is hiking up council costs and must be reformed before it becomes unsustainable, according to the Audit Commission.
Communities Secretary Eric Pickles has berated councils for not making full use of their wellbeing powers, and challenged them to become more ambitious and radical
Prime Minister David Cameron today formally launched the government’s ‘Big Society’ agenda, promising to move powers from Westminster to local communities
Councils that generate their own electricity from green sources will be allowed to profit from any surplus they contribute to the National Grid, the government has announced
Things really did get better under New Labour. But now we need a new settlement for progressive politics and public service reform, say Lisa Harker and Carey Oppenheim
The strain of compromise politics is beginning to affect Liberal Democrats, with the row over school building bringing tensions to the fore. But their LGA leader Richard Kemp tells Lucy Phillips why...
The organisers of the 2012 London Olympics have been accused of making hollow promises over the Games’ capacity to regenerate the five boroughs it is based in, some of the most deprived in the UK
Most people believe spending on frontline NHS staff and policing should be protected even if this affects other areas, according to a survey commissioned by the Local Government Association
Ahead of the Spending Review, government departments face the tough task of making deep savings while protecting frontline services. Steve Freer offers ministers some timely advice
Councils in Scotland would lose millions of pounds if their legal right to chase up local tax debts was restricted to five years, leading finance officers have warned
