The true party of local government
As this first hits your doormats, Liberal Democrats will be making their annual pilgrimage to the south coast for five days of policy and politics.
comment
Equality, civility and cohesion
Welcome to all our MPs, ministers and valued members.
Sharing learnings from CQC assessment
Hertfordshire County Council’s Adult Care Services were recently rated ‘good’ by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
Making culture accessible to all
Tourism contributes more than £400 million to the South Tyneside economy annually.
£750k for electrical reuse and recycling
Our research shows that although 80 per cent of people support more recycling, many still find it hard to turn their good intentions into action.
Winds of change
It’s been a whirlwind of change since the general election – at the LGA, locally, and nationally.
A return to mission-driven government
As the newly elected Leader of the LGA’s Labour Group, I’m thrilled to be writing under a Labour Government!
Resetting national-local relationships
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.
Largest number of MPs ever
The general election was historic: it created an earthquake across every region of the country, with the Liberal Democrats making gains from Yorkshire to Dorset, Norfolk to Wales, Inverness to Sussex.