Protecting the public realm without shutting it down
As Martyn's Law approaches, this free special report from LocalGov and Hill & Smith sets out how councils can protect public spaces without shutting them down.
To what extent is the environment shaping national politics?
15/05/2019 Erica Popplewell explores what the local election results can tell us about concerns for the countryside and environment. |
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Lack of elections in Northamptonshire: An attack on local democracy?
10/05/2019 With a suggestion that local government reorganisation in Northamptonshire may not take place now until 2021, why were there no local elections in the county last week? Mark Whitehead investigates. |
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Local election 2019: Conservatives lose more than 1,300 seats
06/05/2019 The two main parties suffered a bigger defeat than predicted in the 2019 council elections with the Conservatives losing 1,334 councillors and Labour losing 82 seats. |
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Conservatives struggle at the polls as Lib Dems gain
03/05/2019 The two main political parties have made big loses in the local elections, with the Liberal Democrats and independents looking like the real winners of the night. |
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The local is where the repairs begin
02/05/2019 The things these elections should really be about – homes, schools, high streets, care and children’s services - are being fatally undermined by dysfunctional national politics, says Dr Jonathan Carr-West. |
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Council elections: Warning over lack of progress on female representation
02/05/2019 Only 34% of all candidates running in today’s local elections are women, new research has revealed today. |
