Latest Local Government News
UPDATED: LGA makes £3.3m cuts
Dozens of jobs to go; non-pay cuts include proposal to scrap ‘Knowledge Hub’ best practice forum
CCG leaders would quit if budgets given to councils, survey finds
Survey reveals discontent about Labour proposal to increase local government’s influence
No pay rise unless Wirral unions propose cuts
Unions will have to find £500,000 savings from employee staff costs under new deal
Norfolk picks Labour leader in rainbow coalition
Former Tory stronghold will be run by coalition of Labour, Ukip and Liberal Democrats
Lancashire elects Labour leader
Party will form a minority administration with Liberal Democrat support
We say...
Intransigence and inflexibility have poisoned relations
LGC’s confidence survey highlights a deep rooted despair at ministers’ disregard of local government, writes Nick Golding
Views from the panel
Separate voices are vital for services
LGiU policy manager John Fowler asks what’s the point of the ADCS?
Grassroots government in action
Susanna Rustin discusses parish councils and how effective grassroots government can really be
LGC Roundtable
Rebuilding before the storm passes
As authorities get to grips with deep cuts, the work of building new public service models begins. Mark Smulian reports from LGC’s roundtable in association with Serco
Each council faces unique challenges
The challenges facing councils all over the country may be variations on a familiar theme - more for less! - but that’s where the similarity ends
LGC Confidence Survey
A gloomy outlook
A rise in optimism about the national economy among senior officers is offset by gloom over the impact of cuts and marginalisation by Whitehall
Latest Opinion
Michael White: a gloomy picture of A&E
The witnesses at the Commons health committee painted a grim picture of the state of accident and emergency departments in England, writes the Guardian and Health Service Journal columnist
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Procurement – another layer of savings
There has been much talk across the sector about the value of investing in commissioning skills, though little is being said about procurement. Are councils missing a trick?
