Getting finances on track
The Government’s funding package for councils offers some positive measures and recognises the pressures they are facing, but more is needed.
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What next for rough sleepers?
The time is ripe to make a once-in-a-lifetime change and end homelessness for good.
Managing cyber security risks
Cyber criminals will continue to attack councils and the vital public services they deliver.
Reflecting on recovery and renewal
The LGA has launched a new Remote Peer Support Offer to help councils with their vital work during the pandemic.
The transition to a more sustainable future
Having declared a climate emergency in 2019, we believe Southwark was the first English council to appoint a director of climate change, tasked with taking forward a plan that is inclusive, transparent and ambitious.
Getting communities back on their feet
With the hospitality sector now open, the country is slowly leaving the first phase of the pandemic.
Pandemic has taught me so much
When a pandemic was declared by the World Health Organization on 11 March, I was fresh out of university and only five months into my role at St Albans City & District Council.
Anyone for tennis?
As the national governing body for tennis, we would normally be reflecting on another brilliant grass court season, though sadly this year that’s not the case.
Locally led devolution
The LGA has long called for greater devolution to councils, for local leaders to have the powers and resources they need to better deliver locally determined and democratically accountable outcomes.
More engage with virtual conference
The LGA’s virtual annual conference, spread over two weeks in July, featured webinars with prominent speakers from local and central government, including Secretary of State Robert Jenrick MP and Local Government Minister Simon Clarke MP.