Homes fit for heroes
The LGA is calling for 100,000 new social homes to be built every year, to help kickstart recovery.
Jobs support for young people
Powers over education and training for young people need to be localised to avert an employment crisis.
A convinced devolutionist
The Government is not in the business of delivering underpowered mayors, says Local Government Minister Simon Clarke MP.
The costs of inequality
Witnessing the distressing scenes of George Floyd’s death as a white police officer knelt on his neck as he gasped for air was beyond belief.
Councillors: bringing order to chaos
The constancy of change in local government, more often than not resulting from central government policy, shapes councillors’ experiences.
The right time for remote voting?
The pandemic has concentrated attention across the world on the philosophy and practice of remote voting.
Local lockdown powers introduced
New powers have been announced for councils to close specific premises, cancel events and close public spaces, to help tackle coronavirus outbreaks.
Council investments ‘pose risk’
Some councils have exposed themselves to commercial investments that risk cuts in local services and a big bill for local taxpayers, according to the Commons’ Public Accounts Committee.
‘No care workers on health visa’
Social care workers will not be able to use the new health and care visa to enter the UK via the Government’s points-based immigration system, which is to be introduced next year.
EU money ‘going unspent’
More than £730 million in vital EU cash – which could help local communities bounce back from COVID-19 – risks going unspent and being sent back to Brussels if the funding is not allocated by the Government before the end of the year, the LGA has warned.