http://www.lgcplus.com http://www.lgcplus.com http://www.lgcplus.com/magazine/graphics/logo.png http://www.lgcplus.com http://www.lgcplus.com/news/elections/will-the-tory-strongholds-stand-the-strain/5056982.article?referrer=RSS http://www.lgcplus.com/news/elections/will-the-tory-strongholds-stand-the-strain/5056982.article Leading psephologists Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher analyse the field of battle ahead of next month’s local elections Thu, 11 Apr 2013 00:00 GMT http://www.lgcplus.com/opinion/lgc-view-local-elections/5057145.article?referrer=RSS http://www.lgcplus.com/opinion/lgc-view-local-elections/5057145.article These elections are about finding the best people to take decisions about the issues closest to people’s lives. That message in not widely enough understood nick.golding@emap.com (Nick Golding) Thu, 11 Apr 2013 00:00 GMT http://www.lgcplus.com/lgc-view-local-elections/5041508.article?referrer=RSS http://www.lgcplus.com/lgc-view-local-elections/5041508.article Now the bar has been set for Labour in this year’s vote - 500 seats should be the least of their expectations. Failure to achieve that will represent another seriously poor showing at the polls Thu, 1 Mar 2012 00:00 GMT http://www.lgcplus.com/news/elections/labour-eyeing-an-open-goal/5041814.article?referrer=RSS http://www.lgcplus.com/news/elections/labour-eyeing-an-open-goal/5041814.article In 2004 and 2008 Labour attract the support of no more than a quarter of the voters. They are therefore certain to bounce back now Thu, 1 Mar 2012 00:00 GMT http://www.lgcplus.com/briefings/joint-working/whitehall/commitment-to-radical-devolution-of-power-welcome/5014812.article?referrer=RSS http://www.lgcplus.com/briefings/joint-working/whitehall/commitment-to-radical-devolution-of-power-welcome/5014812.article A clear commitment in the Coalition Agreement to ‘the radical devolution of power and greater financial autonomy to local government and community groups’ could indicate a positive future for central-local relations Thu, 20 May 2010 00:00 GMT