Cutting the bloated public service wage bill, as the finance minister is doing, is critically important economically. But it is sure to be unpopular with the governing ANC’s powerful labour allies.
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What do U.S. mayors worry about? A recent survey finds that aging infrastructure is a top concern – and many mayors say state and federal agencies hinder their efforts instead of helping.
Not only is council tax on the rise, it’s completely out of touch with reality.
With South African local government elections coming up later in 2016, Jacob Zuma and his governing ANC must ensure that citizens still look to them as a party of hope.
The state takeover and fiscal crisis in Flint hamstrung city managers, making it hard to provide basic services like water.
The system of oversight of England’s academy schools has been criticised by MPs.
It was the poor state of local government that kicked off Tunisia’s revolution – and now the country is fixing itself where it counts.
Successive governments have promised to give more power to local councils but so far all have fallen short on delivery.
Wherever governments have merged local councils, they have faced a political backlash. New South Wales is no exception and, nearly four years into the process, many challenges lie ahead.
Britain’s shrinking state means local services are increasingly being put into private hands.
Defence wins, NHS survives and local government faces massive regional inequalities.
The plan is to devolve powers from Whitehall, giving local authorities more freedom and flexibility in the way they collect and spend money in their areas - but will it work?
The way we raise tax for local councils is unfair and unfeasible - our expert takes a look at the alternatives.
When welfare budgets get cut, layers of help and guidance are slowly stripped away from the most vulnerable.
A new study of more than 2000 Australians has found we care deeply about local councils, and overwhelmingly want governments – not private contractors – to deliver local services.
How Premier League teams would be arranged if table was according to their area’s health.
DevoManc will see £6 billion devolved to Greater Manchester for the NHS, and
Party membership has long been declining across the political spectrum, but it’s hitting the Lib Dems hardest.
The thorny issue of what democracy is, what it’s not and whether it is an appropriate system for government has been at the top of the agenda at the start of 2015. At the same time, we are in the lead-up…
With a forced smile and through gritted teeth, Tower Hamlets’ elected mayor, Lutfur Rahman, has announced himself willing to accept – and even “welcome” – the intervention package set out for his borough…
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