National campaign launches for local elections are a sign of our overly centralised political system, writes deputy editor ...

The government has this afternoon published details of the first integrated settlements for the West Midlands and Greater ...

The “urgency” of the issues facing local government finance is such that short term measures are necessary alongside ...

Buses in most parts of the country were privatised in 1985, but most combined authorities are now seeking to take back ...

Know your route map, be adaptable and engage with those who resist you, writes the chair of the Society of Local Authority ...

MPs are urging the government to put their commitment to respecting the armed forces into law after finding patchy ...

Using exceptional financial support to address recurring overspends “can't be a sustainable solution” but writing off debt for Woking BC would be a “moral ...

Senior government officials told MPs that higher prices suppliers would charge councils had been taken into consideration ...

Heat network suppliers that act now will position themselves as responsible and consumer-focused suppliers, writes Ed Dodman, ...

The prime minister's argument that national politicians had 'outsourced' too many decisions to quangos is compelling, but it ...

West of England Combined Authority Mayor Dan Norris has been released on conditional bail following his arrest on suspicion ...

Greater Manchester CA mayor Andy Burnham (Lab) has called for “wholesale change” in how the UK operates so that Whitehall is ...