Martin George

The government has proposed to expand the number of "potential indicators of failure" for councils' best value duty by more than a third, in a

A second delay to a decision about local government reorganisation in West Sussex is compressing the time to plan and deliver a safe transition, a

The communities secretary has left government as Andy Burnham begins to shape his new cabinet. Steve Reed, who was seen as one of the cabinet ministers

The minister responsible for housing and planning will now attend cabinet as Andy Burnham continues to form his administration. Matthew Pennycook, who has

No 10 North will take over responsibilities for local economic growth and devolution strategy from the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local

The chair of the Commons housing, communities & local government select committee has joined Angela Rayner’s ministerial team. Florence Eshalomi, who

Climate Change Committee chief executive Emma Pinchbeck talks about the politicisation of net zero, the co-benefits of climate action and her asks of

Councils are increasingly in the eye of the storm when online misinformation and disinformation spreads through their communities. Sometimes the council

Customise Consent Preferences Venus stands alone. Although the early evening sky boasts only one naked-eye planet, quality more than makes up for the lack of quantity.

A seven-page Cabinet Office document sketches out a radically devolved country but politics will determine whether it succeeds, writes acting editor