It is long past time these roles and the rules governing them were brought into the 21st century, writes LGC editor Sarah ...

The government plans to abolish the committee system and prevent the creation of new directly elected council mayors. In a ...

Leading academics estimate that 90% of councillors could be lost due to local government reorganisation, in what they call a ...

The local government community has united to call for more respect, reward and recognition for councillors under LGC’s new ...

Online abuse and a lack of respect from the public are the biggest deterrents to people serving as councillors, an LGC survey ...

The financial sustainability of councils is “the single biggest issue” for the success of combined authorities, a senior figure from Greater Manchester CA ...

Skills minister Baroness Jacqui Smith told an influential group of MPs that the government is "extremely keen" to further ...

Members of the trade union Unite have voted to reject this year's pay offer. A total 84% of the union's council employee ...

Yesterday’s announcement does not explicitly outline local government’s role as a conduit between local businesses and ...

The government made significant funding available for affordable housing in the spending review, but will it be enough to ...

Local insight can build a better care model, writes the chief executive of Melton BC. No aspect of local government ...

Financial experts warn that the government's plans for how funding will be distributed between councils from 2026 could have ...