More funding for councils
Councils will receive new government grant funding totalling £4.8 billion over the next three years, courtesy of Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s recent Spending Review and Budget announcements.
Residents trust councils to tackle climate change
New LGA polling has found that councils are trusted the most to take action on climate change and make a difference in local areas on reducing carbon emissions.
Investing in ‘left behind’ areas
If levelling up is to be a success in the most ‘left behind’ neighbourhoods it needs to bolster their social infrastructure, alongside interventions targeted at improving specific metrics such as employment, training or education.
Engaging on climate change
The LGA continues to influence debates and legislation on the environment.
Enterprising young people
Launch It runs enterprise centres in deprived communities, encouraging more young people in these areas to start businesses.
Stepping up efforts to tackle HIV
Councils and charities have played a central role in reducing transmission of the virus.
Levelling up requires devolving down
Levelling up has meant “everything and nothing” for some people because they “haven’t been able to get a fix on it” – not my words, but those of Michael Gove MP, on his 36th day as Secretary of State for Levelling up, Housing and Communities.
Councils are leading the fight on climate change
As COP26 negotiations in Glasgow ended, some promising commitments were made to tackle the climate emergency – so why is our government already going backwards?
Local government’s climate role recognised
Last month, I was privileged to be part of the LGA delegation to COP26, the UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, alongside our Chairman, Cllr James Jamieson, Cllr David Renard, Chairman of the LGA’s Environment, Economy, Housing and Transport Board, and colleagues from the other political groups.