Government ‘must prioritise’ council funding
A decade of funding cuts has left council services at breaking point and the social care system on the verge of collapse, MPs have warned.
Investing in people
Councils can be depended upon to deliver even better outcomes for residents and the public purse, if they are given financial certainty.
Conference season
The LGA will be pressing all the political parties for a new localism settlement.
Join the Next Generation
The LGA’s Next Generation programme equips emerging political leaders with the skills and confidence to be bold champions of local government and progress in their political careers.
New funding for Brexit preparations
The Government has announced £20 million of funding to help councils prepare for Brexit on 31 October – half of it additional to the £58 million announced in January.
Council housing now: lessons from the past
The end of July marked the centenary of the Housing Act of 1919. The ‘Addison Act’, as it is better known, was a turning point in the history of housing and the effective beginning of local authorities as a major part of the UK’s housing system.
Lib Dems gains in local contests
While Prime Minister Boris Johnson is determinedly seizing the political agenda, it is the Liberal Democrats who are making the electoral weather.