Local election results 2019
Multi-party politics is back with a vengeance, with a leap in the number of Liberal Democrat, Green and Independent councillors.
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Crisis in care?
Two Panorama programmes could force the funding of adult social care back onto the political and public agenda.
Waste not…
Councils want to increase recycling rates but changes to waste collections proposed by government must be fully funded.
Redressing the balance
The LGA’s Be a Councillor campaign aims to increase the pool of talent from which councillors are elected.
Workforce equality and diversity
The gender pay gap is relatively low in local government but there is still a lack of diversity among the top jobs
The best start
Derbyshire has been working with an innovative LGA design programme to help more pregnant women quit smoking
Debating the Spending Review
Children with special educational needs and disabilities will be a “real priority” in the 2019 Spending Review, the Chief Secretary to the Treasury has told the LGA’s annual Smith Square Debate.
Local elections 2019
The Conservatives could lose most of their 2015 gains but Labour needs to make substantial advances.
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.