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Michael Burton. Michael Burton has been writing and commenting on local government and the public sector for over 25 years as editor and since 2011 editorial director of The MJ plus its portfolio of associated local government titles including themj.co.uk, LocalGov and Surveyor.. He is the author of The Politics of Public Sector Reform from Thatcher to …
The challenges of local government reorganisation | LocalGov
Sep 16, 2024 · Guy Clifton, director, Local Government Value for Money, Grant Thornton UK LLP looks at reorganisation lessons from recently established unitary councils.
Council announces extra support for flood-hit residents
1 day ago · Manchester City Council has announced more support for local communities affected by the severe flooding on New Year's Day. More than 1,000 individuals were evacuated after heavy rain caused the River Mersey to reach a 66-year high and the city’s canals to spill over. Council officers are this ...
Politics and Policy - LocalGov
Sep 20, 2023 · Support from Effective Energy Group for Local Authorities to Deliver £430m Sustainable Warmth Funded Energy Efficiency Projects. Effective Energy Group is now offering its support to the 40 Local Authorities who have received a share of the £430m to deliver their projects on the ground by surveying properties and installing measures.
Fifteen county areas bid to fast-track devolution and reorganisation
1 day ago · Fifteen county areas are bidding to be on Labour's fast-track for new devolution deals and local government reorganisation (LGR) with all applying to postpone May elections to make this possible. The deadline for regional applications to postpone May's …
Voters ‘set to be deprived of local democracy’ | LocalGov
2 days ago · The District Councils’ Network has warned that millions of voters will be ‘deprived of their local democracy’ due to plans to postpone some county council elections. Upper-tier councils must tell the Government by today (10 January) if they …
EXCLUSIVE: Government to launch full reorganisation
Oct 28, 2024 · Image: PredragLasica / Shutterstock.com. Plans for full local government reorganisation could be mooted as soon as this week's Budget, The MJ understands.
Two-thirds of councils to cut neighbourhood services
Feb 27, 2024 · Image: Tyler Olson / Shutterstock.com Community services will have to be ‘drastically scaled back’ or cut altogether without further funding for councils, the Local Government Association (LGA) has warned.
How can local government rise to the expectations of the UK …
Aug 26, 2022 · It’s been a big summer for the UK Government in many ways. Not just in terms of how it’s ambitiously planning to shape the digital future of the UK economy but also when it comes to how it wants to transform the public sector itself, so that it can provide better services to citizens at both a central and local level.. But, while the government’s ambition for a new digital strategy ...