VE Day: Council duties under the Armed Forces Covenant
As we mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day, Geoff Wild, Legal & Governance Consultant, looks at the duties of councils under the Armed Forces Covenant.
Analysis shows 22 million votes were 'wasted' in General Election
21/08/2017 More than 20 million votes had no impact on the result of the 2017 General Election, according to new analysis by the Electoral Reform Society. |
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Snap election blamed for delays in public sector building starts
11/08/2017 The number of new building projects in the public sector fell by 10% in part because of the snap general election in June, according to construction analysts. |
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Council orders probe into voting problems
14/06/2017 An investigation has been commissioned by Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council after problems were raised with people voting in the General Election. |
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Council apologises after incorrect voting count
12/06/2017 Plymouth City Council has apologised after discovering the votes for the Plymouth Sutton and Devonport constituency were incorrect. |
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Key local government figure loses seat in snap election
09/06/2017 Theresa May has failed to boost her majority in the run up to Brexit, with the snap election resulting in a hung parliament instead. |
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Government urged to sort out ‘messy and muddled’ policies
08/06/2017 The next government needs to provide a ‘strategic direction’ for councils currently operating in a ‘very messy and muddled policy environment,’ a think-tank boss has urged. |
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Free taxi rides offered in London to help elderly cast their vote
08/06/2017 People 65 or receiving social care are being offered a free taxi ride to polling stations in London until 10pm tonight. |
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A bulging in-tray awaits the communities secretary next week
08/06/2017 From community cohesion to business rates, devolution and adult social care, whoever walks into Marsham Street next week will have a lot of paperwork to go through. |
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A quarter of seats haven't changed hands since WWII finds research
08/06/2017 One in four seats have been held by the same party since the Second World War, according to new analysis by the Electoral Reform Society (ERS). |
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Lib Dems promise £17bn infrastructure fund
07/06/2017 The Liberal Democrats yesterday announced plans to create a £17bn infrastructure fund to repair schools and hospitals across England. |
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Police to guard all polling stations in Tower Hamlets to tackle voter intimidation
07/06/2017 Police will be present at every polling station in Tower hamlets in a bid to tackle electoral fraud and voter intimidation. |
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Council replaces missing postal vote packs
07/06/2017 Plymouth council has been forced to issue hundreds of replacement postal vote packs after complaints that some have not been received. |
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Labour announce ‘New Deal’ on housing for first-time buyers
06/06/2017 Labour have announced a ‘New Deal’ to fix the UK’s housing crisis, including a promise to build 100,000 ‘genuinely affordable’ homes a year by 2022. |
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What does local government want from the next Government?
05/06/2017 William Eichler explores what local government organisations hope to see from the next Government. |
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Tories claim 'Garden Tax' could affect 10 million homeowners
05/06/2017 Labour’s proposed Property and Garden Tax could increase the average council tax bill by 224%, the Conservatives have warned. |
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Dramatic increase in tactical voting reveals flaws in ‘lottery’ electoral system
02/06/2017 One in five voters are planning to vote ‘tactically’ in the General Election, campaigners find. |
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What do the General Election manifestos mean for local government?
19/05/2017 The parties have unveiled their manifesto pledges. William Eichler looks at what they're offering the local government sector. |
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Need for elected mayors are scrapped by all parties
19/05/2017 County council leaders have welcomed the requirement for newly-devolved local authorities to have directly-elected mayors being dropped. |
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Lib Dems pledge new referendum on Brexit
17/05/2017 The Liberal Democrats have pledged to hold a second referendum on Brexit and invest almost £7bn into education if elected in June. |
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Labour pledges to increase local government funding
16/05/2017 Jeremy Corbyn has pledged to increase funding to local authorities and review local government finance if elected in June. |
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General Election 2017: Labour's draft manifesto leaked
11/05/2017 Labour's leaked manifesto reveals it would invest billions of pounds into care in the first year and scrap Sustainability and Transformation Plans if it won the election. |
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Opposition parties announce plans to save ‘struggling’ health and care system
08/05/2017 Labour and the Liberal Democrats have announced their manifesto commitments to save the UK’s struggling health and social care sector, and tackle childhood obesity. |
