Basildon BC has backed a motion that proposes potentially withdrawing its local plan “as a last resort”, following a government minister’s warning that this action would be “unlawful”. The motion was ...

Fiscal devolution will be a key part of tomorrow’s Budget but next year’s spending review looms large, writes Jonathan Werran ...

The Local Government Association (LGA) has extended the appointment of its interim chief executive Jenny Rowlands until April 2028. Ms Rowlands took on ...

Staffordshire CC leader, Martin Murray (Ref), has stepped down from his position after less than a year in the role. This means the county is set to ...

Ahead of the much anticipated roadmap on fiscal devolution Elliot Topham speaks to experts about what it might involve. Fiscal devolution means giving ...

Green party groups on at least three English councils have refrained from rejecting their party’s “Zionism is racism” ...

Eoin O'Callaghan, macro strategist at Wellington Management, reviews the economic outlook Key points Global growth has not ...

If fiscal devolution is to deliver better economic outcomes, we have to accept some places will grow faster than others, ...

Three councils are risking legal action and special measures by openly defying the government over the implementation of controversial new planning rules.

Investing in youth services will help young people put down their phones and make connections with each other, writes the ...

Southend-on-Sea City Council has postponed its meeting to decide on consenting to forming the Greater Essex SA. Two ...