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The Electoral Commission said voting should only be deferred in exceptional circumstances and that the move risked "damaging public confidence".

Peter Murphy receives funding from research councils. He is advisor to Centre for Public Scrutiny. If shrinking and reshaping the state is one of George Osborne’s big ideas then local authorities are ...

Local governments across England, Scotland and Wales face a £4.3 billion ($5.6 billion) hole in their finances in the coming year, according to a new report. That could force cuts to jobs and vital ...

As many as 30 councils are at risk of bankruptcy and the UK’s local government funding system is “completely broken”, according to a new survey of the sector. How cash-strapped councils are struggling ...

The local council of the sleepy town of Għargħur has hit the front pages in recent weeks, with turmoil in the council leading to protests and earnest appeals for new elections. From accusations of ...

Local councils should have an enforcement arm and should have a greater say on major planning applications, Naxxar mayor Chris Deguara told The Malta Independent on Sunday. "The enforcement we are ...

Patterns of cloud adoption across the UK public sector are anecdotally far from uniform, with central government bodies notably further ahead of their local government counterparts. But with Whitehall ...

Regional councils faced with tight budgets are returning roads to gravel. The Municipal Association of Victoria says councils are limited in their ability to raise revenue due to rate caps. It's a ...

This work was funded through the Australian Centre of Excellence for Local Government (ACELG), which is a partnership between Local Government Managers National, the Institute of Public Works ...