Call for better support for armed forces
The Armed Forces Covenant is being inconsistently applied in different areas of the country and when military personnel move into a new area, according to MPs.
The biggest power grab in decades
The Government’s Planning and Infrastructure Bill will do little to get spades in the ground and increase England’s housing supply.
Technology partnership to champion digital innovation
The LGA has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with techUK, the technology trade association, to help advance digital transformation across local government.
Core funding increase needed in SR
Local councils are at the forefront of transforming their places for the better.
Auto enrol children for free school meals
I was delighted to see that another Liberal Democrat-led council’s scheme helping more than 2,400 children receive a free school meal has been made permanent.
Importance of speaking as one voice
The local elections were a bruising and depressing night for the Conservative Group. One by one, we lost incredibly good, hard-working colleagues who lost through no fault of their own.
Digital adult care training plans announced
Government plans to move adult social care services from ‘analogue to digital’ will not on their own provide the changes the sector needs, the LGA has warned.
People need a healthy home and environment
With the Planning and Infrastructure Bill in its committee stage, we have to counter the myth that there is the economy or the environment.
Tributes paid following Oxfordshire fire deaths
The LGA has paid tribute to two firefighters and a member of the public who died in a fire at an Oxfordshire business park.
Some stunning local election results
As the dust settles on the 1 May local elections, the work continues at the LGA’s Liberal Democrat Group – including supporting Lib Dem groups facing changed circumstances following their elections.