One of the hardest budgets to set
I have been a councillor since 2002 and this has been one of the most challenging budget processes I have been through. Why, one might ask?
I have been a councillor since 2002 and this has been one of the most challenging budget processes I have been through. Why, one might ask?
I hope colleagues across local government had a good Christmas and I am sure everyone is back into the swing of things as we enter 2025.
My preliminary discussions with council leaders over recent weeks, ahead of February budget setting, continually brings to bear the reality of the Labour Government’s seismic increase to employer National Insurance contributions.
The first Budget for any government is an opportunity to sell their agenda for the course of a Parliament.
Conservative Party conference this year demonstrated that the Conservative local government family is now the dominant pillar of our party.
All politics is local and that is precisely the message the LGA Conservative Group has been getting across to the candidates in the Conservative leadership election.
Recent months have been difficult for Conservatives, particularly in local government. We lost some great Conservative councillors during the local elections in May, and we experienced an incredibly gruelling general election campaign.
The LGA’s Local Government White Paper sets out how to deliver more and better for residents.
Astonishingly, by the time you read this, we will already be half-way through the general election campaign.