Schools White Paper and SEND reform
For years, Labour councils have been clear – our special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) system is overwhelmed, under-resourced and struggling to deliver.
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Building momentum ahead of elections
The Conservative Spring Conference in Harrogate was a highly successful and energising event, bringing together councillors, activists, parliamentarians, and campaigners from across the country, and helping to build momentum ahead of upcoming local elections.
Ensuring diversity in council groups
The LGA’s Be a Councillor programme has made a real difference in delivering diversity in council’s political groups, but we still have a long way to go.
Looking beyond the two-party system
With local elections approaching, many of you will be balancing the demands of campaigning, council responsibilities, and the everyday challenges facing residents.
We need clarity on reorganisation
The Government’s justification for postponing local elections was that they would be so disruptive alongside local government reorganisation (LGR), that they simply could not go ahead.
Committed to a genuine partnership
Once again, Labour councillors from across England and Wales came together on the second weekend of February for our annual Labour Local Government Conference in Warwick.
Emissions costs for waste incineration
The Government’s plans to plough ahead with its Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) will have dire consequences for councils.
Local government at the spring conferences
We are looking forward to our Liberal Democrat spring conference in York in March, where local government will be central to the party’s debates.
Developing democracy and future leaders
As we begin the year, the decision to delay some of the local elections has given many of us pause for thought.
Postponed elections subvert democracy
Postponed elections subvert democracy.