The chancellor struck an optimistic tone yesterday lunchtime, but local government is still feeling the pinch as the latest findings from the Local Government Chronicle council tax tracker show www.lgcplus.com/politics/lgc...
Just imagine a situation where Danny Kruger was involved with an administration that has the potential to mess up the country…
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
Written about the big political story of the day……… the final local government finance settlement of course
www.lgcplus.com/finance/fina...
It's final local government finance settlement day and on Friday MHCLG has 'heard' concerns that it used incorrect figures for the distribution of business rates revenues through pools... this is about as close as you get to being told a u-turn is imminent 👀
www.lgcplus.com/finance/mhcl...
In yesterday's Local Government Chronicle Briefing I wrote about the exciting arrival of my food waste caddy (after YEARS of jealousy that houses but not flats where I live had food waste recycling)
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Had exactly this conversation in the office with @igortiagoventura.bsky.social
Wondering about the mechanism to actually implement this: www.lgcplus.com/politics/dev... Could be a Venice-style entry tax: or a road pricing scheme, but one that includes motorways and only covers non-UK vehicles?? Not sure either is legally possible right now.
Dr Laura Neilson spoke on Local Government Chronicle's Local Authority Podcast about the temporary accommodation crisis, the impact of TA on children's health and education, and what councils and the Government can do now to mitigate that impact.
Listen to the full episode: lgcplus.com/podcast/
There are a lot of stories about Conservative defections to Reform out there at the moment, but on LGC today we're covering a Reform defection to the Tories... a salient reminder that there are often a lot factors and local nuances in play in different places
www.lgcplus.com/politics/gov...
Snow covering paths and car park
Excited to find out if my boots are waterproof… #snow
Mappa mundi map (medieval map of world) next to the latest LGC council control map
Calm candle
Rolling into my home office on 2 Jan with some new/old map inspiration and a giant ‘calm’ candle
2025 was a big year for local government, and 2026 looks set to be just as huge.
In the latest episode of The Local Authority the LGC news team tries to make sense of it all and looks ahead to 2026.
@kirstyweakley.bsky.social @martinrgeorge.bsky.social
www.podbean.com/ep/pb-5d89t-...
This is excellent - I got more from my Erasmus semester than any other
The UK must also get better at teaching foreign languages in schools so that more students can make the most of the programme
If train companies really must do ticket inspections on the 7am train in the last week before Christmas, inspectors should be required to dress festive 🎅
Excecise minutes down from average of 69mins to 36 mins - screenshot
Hi Apple thanks but I don’t need a push notification to tell me it is December- let me watch films and eat chocolate without being shamed
Tinsel on council control map
The LGC Council Control map, but festive
I am going to finally have to connect my DVD player to my TV
It has been two years, I bought the cable and everything
The Chancellor has made sensible calls to lift hundreds of thousands of children out of poverty by ending the two-child benefit cap, narrowing the gap between income on wealth and work, and putting more money into the NHS
Coverage of our Budget reaction in the LGC 👇
www.lgcplus.com/finance/budg...
Budget day is finally here and we've kicked off our the LGC live blog - latest updates related to local government ⬇️
Send us your thoughts, comments and musings - we'll be here to the bitter end (or until the biscuits run out!)
www.lgcplus.com/finance/budg...
I've read all four business cases for LGR in Essex (for a combination of work and personal reasons...)
Firstly I would like some sort of prize!
Secondly I've spoke to those involved and written about it ⬇️
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Instead of the pink tupperware tub with my lunch in, I picked up the blue tupperware tub with a block of cheese in... hoping to style it out as a new diet fad
Today hardly seems like the most appropriate timing for a pro Palestine protest at Liverpool St station
Anyway first Labour conference story is on the new towns announcement today (which also means there's a 135 report for me to read on the train) www.lgcplus.com/services/hou...
This year’s travel trauma to Labour party conference has involved a rail replacement bus to London and no coffee available on the train to Liverpool 🥴
A reshuffle this extensive will have fans of stories about XX number of housing ministers in XX years reaching for their calculators...
On LGC we have the Big Story from yesterday's PMQs - a pledge to give councils more powers to block too many gambling shops www.lgcplus.com/politics/dev...
I have written about what the submissions to the Fair Funding 2.0 tell us via the Lion King, with some sympathy for the villain Scar
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Back the campaign and tell the government to look into this by adding your name to the petition here petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
Read the full article and explore the data here www.lgcplus.com/politics/gov...
And I've explained more about why I think allowances need to be reformed to eliminate political pressure to keep costs down here www.lgcplus.com/politics/lgc...
As part of LGC's Councillors for the 21st century campaign I investigated disparities in allowances
Key findings:
🔹 average basic allowance ranges from £18,000 to £5,200
🔹 average the leader’s allowance is £36,269
🔹 24 leaders receive less than the average income in their area
