Devolution revolution expected after Johnson wins

13/12/2019

Local government was this morning expecting a devolution revolution after Prime Minister Boris Johnson secured a sweeping election win.

Reform ‘unrepresentative’ electoral system, campaigners say

Council apologises after tweet prompts ‘voter suppression’ accusation

Hundreds of Cardiff students 'unable to vote'

NHS business rates claim rejected by High Court

Politics and Policy

Devolution revolution expected after Johnson wins

Reform ‘unrepresentative’ electoral system, campaigners say

Council apologises after tweet prompts ‘voter suppression’ accusation

Hundreds of Cardiff students 'unable to vote'

Human Resources

Surrey firefighters vote for Christmas industrial action

Fleet mechanics threaten strike after being asked to ‘accept one compromise too many’

At last 90,000 extra social workers needed to meet care reforms

Half of local government workers worry about redundancy as a result of cuts

Finance

NHS business rates claim rejected by High Court

Council loses court battle over £1m fatal bin lorry crash damages

Research reveals 'shocking' cuts to local services

Decade of austerity sees dramatic drop in library spending

Transformation

Top 100: Our most popular local government stories of 2019

Community ownership in Scotland on the rise

London borough rejects insourcing children’s services

Scotland’s bottle deposit scheme should cover other materials, MSPs say

Health and Social Care

Foster parents at risk of burnout and stress, study warns

Council fined £500,000 after death of woman with dementia

New figures reveal exercise inequalities

Majority of people support tax rises to solve social care crisis

Public Property

Council’s homelessness service suffers ‘serious weaknesses’

London council sues contractors for £130m over ‘fire safety failings’

Launch of world’s first ‘gender-lens’ property fund

Asbestos still ‘serious’ threat to public heath

In a nutshell: What the election result means for local government

With the Conservative party securing its biggest majority since the 1980s, what does this mean for local government?

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This issue of Local Government News explores what impact the increase to the Public Works Loan Board rate have on councils’ capital schemes and why adopting AI will not just improve customer service response times for councils.

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