Martin Ford 10 March 2026

Councils urged to tackle family voting

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Councils have been challenged to focus on tackling family voting in May's local elections.

The practice – in which people are pressured or directed to vote in a certain way – has been brought into focus following allegation it was rife in the recent Gorton and Denton by-election.

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Skills Pipelines: What local government needs to know

Councils and mayors are to be handed a central role in developing skills pipelines for local industries, as the Government unveils what it calls a ‘fundamental change’ to the education system aimed at tackling youth unemployment. Here's what council leaders and officers need to know.
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