Heather Jameson

Central government is open to a number of so-called doughnut unitaries, with some expanding to make them more sustainable as part of ministers' reorganisation shake-up,...

Local government minister Jim McMahon last week announced the six areas being taken forward on the devolution priority programme (DPP) and invited reorganisation...

The launch of the English Devolution White Paper back in December fired the starting pistol on local government reorganisation, but last week saw the start of the...

More than 100 councils could be abolished by 2027 in radical plans detailed by the Government this week. The English Devolution White Paper officially fired the...

Liverpool is internationally recognised as a city of great cultural and musical heritage, but in local government terms its reputation has been mired in controversy...

Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner has kicked off a huge rewiring of public service reform with the launch of the devolution White Paper in Leeds.   The White...

It has been many years since former Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy chief Rob Whiteman wrote a piece for The MJ, describing the shift in funding...

Councils throughout the UK have struggled to meet their housing targets and economic growth over the past few years, but in a small corner of London one borough...

The Treasury should look again at its Green Book rules to help local authorities, a council chief has urged. As the new Government pushes towards its growth mission,...

The Government will need to write off the debts of failing councils if they want reorganisation, a prominent county leader has claimed. Essex is among the frontrunners...