Yesterday Parliament debated the  local government settlement for next year. Most of the discussion was about cuts.  Labour argued that the amount of Exchequer finance for local government was not enough, but declined to suggest how much more should be awarded or where the money might come fr...

Telegraph View: It is to the credit of the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government that some 80 councils will revert to weekly collections.

Jack Dromey MP, Labour’s Shadow Housing Minister, has written to the Housing Minister, Grant Shapps, following the exchanges over rent levels at Communities and Local Government Questions on Monday:

In addition to the Government’s proposals to allow councils to charge full council tax on second homes, other Liberal Democrat MPs and I have tabled an amendment to the Local Government Finance Bill to give councils the discretion to introduce a Second Home Premium. Second home owners often ask why they should be ‘punished’ in

With increasing numbers of people’s minds turning towards May’s elections, now is a good time to dust off and update a post from 2008 about how people view their council… Improving trust in local government is important, and can’t be done just by focusing on improving services: that’s the verdict of State of trust: How

Roberta Blackman-Woods MP, Labour’s Shadow Local Government Minister, commenting on today’s Parliamentary debate on the future of town centres and high streets, said:

The Local Government and Communities Secretary visits Essex's Olympic mountain biking course in Essex.

Leaders of the Unite trade union have rejected the suggested changes to the local government pension scheme, outlined in December.

As part of the continuing debate surrounding the dispute over the government’s proposed changes to the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), Socialist Unity asked Jon Rogers, a member of Unison’s National Executive Committee, to give his thoughts on recent events and the potential agreements that may end the dispute. Jon writes here in a personal

* Are you installing or repairing electricity and gas supplies? * Are the Building Regulations a help or a hindrance? The Communities and Local Government Committee has decided to carry out an inquiry into the operation of the Building Regulations relating to electrical and gas installation and repairs in dwellings, including houses in multiple occupation. Since 2010, the Government has been revie...