A Time for Change at the LGA

Cllr Sir Merrick Cockell explains why he is standing for Chairman of the Local Government Association I’m standing for LGA… Read more »

Why I’m standing for Chairman of the LGA

Cllr David Parsons, the Conservative leader of Leicestershire County Council, says the LGA needs to change This  morning, I will be… Read more »

Cllr Richard Kemp should publish his LGA expenses

The Sunday Express has a story about the expenses claims of Cllr Richard Kemp, a Lib Dem councillor in Liverpool and… Read more »

Most Councils are cutting the back office while protecting the front line

An interesting survey by  the Local Government Association of Finance Directors of all 349 councils in England asking where the… Read more »

Eaton says charities should cut back admin too

Baroness Eaton, Chairman of the Local Government Association, has told charities facing grant cuts that they should look for savings… Read more »

The LGA fat cats

One useful role for the Local Government Association could be offering Town Halls some tips of streamlning layers of senior… Read more »

Why Windsor & Maidenhead is leaving the LGA

Cllr Liam Maxwell, the lead member for Policy and Performance at the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, reports In… Read more »

Brighton and Hove serve notice to quit on LGA

The Municipal Journal reports that Brighton and Hove City Council has given in notice to leave the Local Government Association. The… Read more »

Is there a split between Eric Pickles and senior Tories on the LGA?

The Local Government Chronicle report (£)  that at an Executive meeting of the Local Government Association there was strong criticism… Read more »

Lib Dem councillor attacks Pickles

I don’t imagine that Cllr Richard Kemp, a Lib Dem councillor in Liverpool since 1975, was ever a strong supporter… Read more »

Shapps call for more action to slash LGA fat cat salaries

Last month John Ransford, the Chief Executive of the Local Government Association, to take a pay cut. Local Government Minister… Read more »

Pickles attacks LGA “scaremongering”

The Communities Secretary Eric Pickles has attacked the Local Government Association for "scaremongering" over the impact of spending cuts in Town… Read more »

Victory: LGA chief exec takes pay cut

A triumph for Cllr David Burbage, leader of the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead Council. The Chief Executive of… Read more »

Council leaders demand LGA Chief Exec should take a pay cut

1.45pm: The LGA has just issued a press release which confirms that the LGA CEO will be taking a pay… Read more »

LGA Chief Executive is paid £302,840 a year

The Daily Mail reports that the Chief Executive of the Local Government Associationhas given its Chief Executive John Ransford a… Read more »