Paul Marinko

A public interest report into debt-stricken Woking BC has concluded the borough's governance arrangements and decision-making processes were ‘wholly inadequate'....

Local government minister Jim McMahon has emphasised Labour's determination to avoid ‘orphan areas' as the Government look to cover England with devolution deals....

The Government has announced plans to raise energy efficiency rules for council and social housing. Energy secretary Ed Miliband told the Labour Party conference...

It is safe to say Dawn Carter-McDonald has seen it all in her time at Hackney LBC. She arrived in 2000 as a solicitor for the children's, education and communities...

An independent review has called for action to address the ‘antagonistic' relationship between Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen and some councillors from the region's...

The chancellor has been urged to make a ‘concerted effort' to break down barriers to investment so the local government pension scheme can boost growth. Responding...

Local government minister Jim McMahon has said it is down to the Government to make devolution ‘attractive enough' for councils. With Norfolk having paused progress...

It had clearly been a manic week for the Local Government Association's (LGA) new chair Louise Gittins when we met at the organisation's Westminster HQ, but far...

Time waits for no one – just ask Rishi Sunak… And with that in mind, The MJ and Penna pulled together a selection of sector figures to chew over how the sector was...

Union Unite has said local government ‘desperately needs an injection of funding' to pay workers ‘properly' after joining Unison is rejecting this year's sector...