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Meet the board

by The Editorial Team

The councillors overseeing the LGA’s work.

In the latest issue:

Cllr Stephen Atkinson, Leader of the LGA’s Reform UK Group, at an Institute for Government event at Reform UK’s annual conference in Birmingham

The first 100 days start locally

by Councillor Atkinson Stephen

Councils are Reform’s proving grounds.

photo of reception area of Warsop Health Hub, with a woman in gym gear going through a door on the left and another woman with her back to us walking away from a seating area to the right

Local government reorganisation: Rethinking the future of community infrastructure

by Ina Schuaber

or areas progressing with LGR, and for those where plans are currently under review, this period of change creates an opportunity to take a fresh look at the community infrastructure that supports people’s health, wellbeing and quality of life.

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Party conferences

by The Editorial Team

Councils shaping the national conversation.

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The LGA’s Budget submission

by The Editorial Team

Strengthening the sector through devolution.

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Deliver, deepen, and define

by Councillor Eamonn O’Brien

The next phase of English devolution.

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Parliament returns

by The Editorial Team

Why select committee elections matter.

photo of Baroness Louise Casey (centre), Chair of the Independent Commission on Adult Social Care, and LGA Chair Cllr Eamonn O’Brien (right of centre) with colleagues from Bury Council, against a wall with colourful writing and graphics of local support and activity centres

Rewiring the state

by Councillor Eamonn O’Brien

photo of Baroness Louise Casey (centre), Chair of the Independent Commission on Adult Social Care, and LGA Chair Cllr Eamonn O’Brien (right of centre) with colleagues from Bury Council, against a wall with colourful writing and graphics of local support and activity centres

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The growing crisis in rural homelessness

by Cllr Andrew Husband

More than 23,000 children are now growing up in temporary accommodation across England’s counties – enough to fill an average market town.

photos of councillors who sit on the LGA’s boards and committees, in a hall at an induction day with Jenny Rowlands, LGA Interim Chief Executive, and Cllr Eamonn O’Brien, LGA Chair

Members’ day

by The Editorial Team

LGA Chair Cllr Eamonn O’Brien and Interim Chief Executive Jenny Rowlands welcomed councillors newly appointed to the LGA’s member structures to its annual member briefing day earlier this month. Introductory …

Party conferences

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