Levelling up means power to the few
The levelling up white paper has landed, heralding that bigger local government bodies, with power siphoned to the few, are better.
Getting under the skin of council budgets
It’s a testing but all-too-familiar mix: funding cuts from central government, skyrocketing demand for local services, a growing population, tough choices, and communities vulnerable as they recover from the pandemic.
Public health services at risk amid funding uncertainty
Continuing uncertainty around councils’ public health funding risks exacerbating a growing crisis of demand for support services, including for drug and alcohol treatment, the LGA has warned.
Developers ‘must pay’ cladding bills
Developers have been warned by the Government that they must pay to fix the cladding crisis.
Staff shortages forcing councils to reduce care
More than half of councils in England had to reduce the level of care and support they provided to vulnerable residents in January, because of growing numbers of social care staff on sick leave or isolating because of the Omicron variant.
Reforming revenues
The LGA has published a review of options for the future financing of local government.
Pride in local politics
At the heart of local government is the need to ensure everyone in our communities is treated equally, with dignity, and has fair access to resources and opportunities.