LocalGov to partner with LATCo Conference 2026
LocalGov confirmed as the official media partner for the LATCo Conference & Exhibition 2026, supporting the event in highlighting innovation and best practice.
Blowing hot and cold
01/06/2011 A brightly-coloured ‘heat map’ which claims to show levels of local council spending is inaccurate and misleading, says Chris Game |
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The blame game
06/05/2011 Local authorities have a good record when it comes to council tax collection rates, but we need to look beyond the ‘shock, horror’ headlines to get a more accurate picture, says Chris Game |
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Electoral swings and roundabouts
14/04/2011 The key theme for May’s council elections may be the scale of Labour’s continuing local recovery at the expense of the two coalition parties, suggests Chris Game |
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The minister who doubled up as mayor
12/02/2009 The French justice minister, Rachida Dati, may have made headlines internationally for her complicated political and private life, but of interest to local government is how she combined the role of minister with being mayor of a Paris district, says |
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Laying down the law locally
10/09/2008 Before councils get excited about plans to let them introduce their own byelaws without Whitehall consent first, Chris Game reminds us of the pitfalls ahead. |
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All power to sharing
05/09/2007 The change to the Scottish local government landscape last May obscured the fact that a major proportion of English councils also run without overall control or with power sharing. Chris Game looks at the figures |
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Dancing to a different tune
16/08/2007 So what to councillors and morris dancers have in common? Quite a lot, says Chris Game. |
