Local government
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Editorial: There’s no way of bringing back the old manufacturing jobs, but shrewd investment in arts and culture can create a different kind of industry
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Academies programme should be fully funded by the government rather than subsidised by local taxpayers, says LGA
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How the country could look in six years’ time if spending cuts and austerity measures continue
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London council proposes action after revealing 30% of homes built in last six years have nobody on the electoral register
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Chancellor’s plan could require cuts to police, local government and justice amounting to a further £60bn by 2019-20
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Austerity, devolution and infrastructure: here’s what councils need to know about George Osborne’s autumn statemen
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To celebrate the one day council tweetathon #OurDay, we asked our readers to share pictures via GuardianWitness of their work in public services. From bin collections to a lost teddy here are some of our favourites
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Editorial: It’s bad policy and bad politics to keep a stranglehold on town halls
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Most locals welcome plan for new homes, but say funds needed to ease traffic and improve school and healthcare facilities
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New rules aim to end ‘iceberg homes’ by limiting developments to a single storey and banning those under listed buildings
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Far from encouraging people on benefits to move into work, draconian Coalition welfare cuts push many of them further from employment, a study finds
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The London mayor says he will revisit “old ideas” for Sabbath restrictions in the capital, though someone has to find them first
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Disability charity wants government to order building of easily adaptable ‘lifetime’ houses
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Veteran MP declares to campaign over ‘anti-immigrant propaganda’, as well as the cost of living in the capital city
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Council leaders demand devolution and an end to austerity: ‘After Scottish reform pledge, it’s our turn now’
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The chancellor will use his autumn statement to talk of creating a ‘northern powerhouse’ – but England’s regions are suffering
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Former Newsnight host admits he was approached to stand as Conservative candidate but decided against it
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Move against ‘unregulated casino-style gambling’ comes from 93 boroughs, with call to reduce stakes on fixed-odds terminals
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Helen Reynolds: People don’t share stories, they share emotions. Here’s how to use Facebook if you find yourself in control of your organisation’s official accounts
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Local councils and the civil service have a lot of online presence but they don’t always promote it well, says SA Mathieson
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Far-reaching reforms to go ahead after Labour drops opposition but Westminster to have overall control of personal allowance
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Amber Rudd appeals against plans to scrap funding for crisis schemes as cross-party opposition to £180m a year cut grows
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Reducing the government’s bloated property portfolio could improve the working lives of public sector employees if smarter ways of working emerge as a result
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To celebrate the 24-hour council tweetathon #OurDay, we want to see your pictures of working in public services
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A £174m crisis fund to help people in difficulty is under threat of cuts, but the consequences of closing it could be disastrous and even more expensive, warns Islington council’s Andy Hull
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Leader of city council says ‘embers of unrest are starting to smoulder’ with many authorities on brink of financial collapse
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Ruth Hyde: I love Twitter but I’m careful. Many a person has come to grief on the rocks of ill-advised spontaneity
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Former culture secretary says she will formally declare her candidacy after general election, when applications open
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Analysis What you need to know about mayors
Ceremonial or all-powerful? Elected or not? More mayors are coming to UK cities – but what do they actually do? Our explainer gets you up to speed with this most-confusing of titles
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Damning headlines, difficult customers and a shrinking market – outsourcing firms may want to leave the public sector well alone, writes David Walker
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Get out more, and listen to real people with real lives: that’s the advice to policy makers from people forced to rely on charity food parcels
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New cuts to councils’ flood budgets in England will leave them under-resourced and ill-prepared, say community groups
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Watchdog says local authorities have been too slow to face up to their responsibilities in preventing child sexual exploitation
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National Audit Office says many councils fear for core services, and DCLG has no way of monitoring their financial sustainability
Autumn statement: the regions need active government not devolution