Taking a liberal approach to LGR
I am still reeling after the announcement that, in many areas, local government reorganisation (LGR) will be paused for six weeks, following legal challenges.
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LGR: let local people decide
We should never lose sight of who we serve. For councillors, that means communities who trusted us. At the LGA, it means representing local government to Whitehall, not Whitehall to local government.
Alarm raised over LGR delivery challenges
The LGA has warned that tight timescales and an “unprecedented scale of disaggregation” arising from local government reorganisation (LGR) “pose significant risks to statutory services”.
LGR ‘chaotic and disrespectful’
One of the last acts of the Starmer Government was to announce one of the biggest shake-ups in local government for a generation.
LGR: the choice should be yours
There is so much in local government Liberal Democrats want to see changed.
From campaigning to governing
This month marks a year since the Reform UK Group was established at the LGA.
We need clarity on reorganisation
The Government’s justification for postponing local elections was that they would be so disruptive alongside local government reorganisation (LGR), that they simply could not go ahead.
Rethinking local government
Local government reorganisation challenges us all. The deadlines are daunting, the process is complicated and the workload is immense.