Election results 2019
Multi-party politics is back with a vengeance, with a leap in the number of Lib Dem, Green and Independent councillors.
An end to ‘no fault’ evictions?
The Government is to consult on plans to abolish ‘no fault’ evictions of private sector tenants, in part to help reduce the number of families made homeless at the end of short-term tenancies.
Local elections 2019
The Conservatives could lose most of their 2015 gains but Labour needs to make substantial advances.
Brownfield sites for new homes
We live on an island, a small island, with a finite amount of land and space. So it makes social, environmental and economic sense for most new development to re-use and recycle land that has already been developed, in areas where infrastructure and services are in place or can easily be provided.
Register proposed for home-schooled pupils
The Government has acted on a long-standing call by the LGA for a register of children not in school.
Skills for tourism
Research into council areas with significant visitor economies aims to identify how best to support skills and employment in the tourism sector.
By local government, for local government
The LGA and councils have worked together to come up with an alternative to traditional insurance services, with the Local Government Mutual now open for business.
Call for local income tax
Councils should be able to charge residents a local income tax to meet rising social care costs and drive further devolution, the Institute for Fiscal Studies has said.
Sugar tax ‘better spent on playgrounds’’
Children’s health would be better protected if money raised from the soft drinks levy was spent on local priorities, such as playgrounds, activities and after-school clubs to combat child obesity, the LGA has said.
Political turmoil affects local contests
There’s no escaping the national political turmoil over Brexit, even for local council by-elections.