Don’t neglect housing management
Does your authority periodically withdraw services from an individual resident?
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Putting residents first
In July 2019, I stood up to give my first speech as LGA Chairman at our annual conference in Bournemouth – and on 4 July I will returning there to hand the reins to my successor, Cllr Shaun Davies.
Time to allow councils to set planning fees
In my final column for first as Leader of the LGA’s Conservative Group, I want to put on record my thanks to all Conservative councillors across the country for the tremendous hard work you put into your communities.
Giving power back to towns and cities
It will be a pleasure to see many of you in Bournemouth from 4-6 July for the biggest event in the local government calendar.
A stronger liberal voice in local government
I am still getting over the Liberal Democrats’ fantastic set of local election results from May.
The importance of peer support
It was a great privilege to be chosen as National Lead Peer for the LGA’s Independent Group.
How do we actually achieve levelling up?
Local authorities have been charged with bringing the Government’s levelling-up agenda to fruition.
Right to buy – the Ashford way
In March, the LGA predicted that 57,000 social homes would be lost by 2030 because councils have not been allowed to keep the full receipt from ‘Right to Buy’ sales to build replacements.
