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This morning's press release doesn't say what the government plans to do about the 'in-progress' deals - obviously I've asked MHCLG but if anyone has any thoughts / gossip DMs open

Lots going on with English devolution today, so here's a quick recap… Angela Rayner has written to top tier councils without devolution deals urging them to talk to the gov about devolution (1/4)

The rest of the country might have a distinctly 'end of term' vibes feel (sports days, holidays, summer parties etc), but today is the State Opening of Parliament - essentially kicking off the start of term

A big, and unexpected, loss Dunc was an invaluable source of gossip about LGC's history and his support for what he always reminded us was a "quality" title will be so missed Press day (and the pub after) will not be the same without him

It was a frantic couple of days at the beginning of the week with lots of government announcements that will directly affect councils, I've attempted to summarise the main themes in yesterday's LGC Briefing lgcplus.com/politics/lgc-b…

Just had a polite moan in a department store cafe about their queue management, which must surely unlock a new level of British-ness

Hi Student Finance England yesterday and today I've called to get a final settlement quote and the recorded message says a system issue means it's not possible but will be fixed soon and updates will be provided on social media - how much longer?

"social care services seem built around an imaginary 1950s extended family, who all live round the corner from each other and have a full-time housewife at their heart" - this from gabyhinsliff hits the nail on the head theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

“We think there are as many as 30 protestors inside the building” - Rotherham Council Rotherham Council chief exec Sharon Kemp and leader @christophe_read write about the council's response to an attack on a hotel housing aslyum seekers during last week's riots lgcplus.com/services/commu…

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Advantage coffee drinkers on the way to #LabourConference24 - the train conductor has just announced that the onboard shop has run out of tea!

It’s complicated… Not interested… Rejected… New map of #devolution state of play from LGC reads like a bad relationship status on a dating website

New article in the LGC. The national renewal we need to see will be based on local renewal in every place. The Devo Bill is an opportunity to spread power across the country - but also deepen powers for existing areas in areas like health and education. lgcplus.com/politics/devol…

We are delighted to announce that Jeremy Phillipson National Innovation Centre for Rural Enterprise will be speaking on The State of Rural Enterprise: Adapting and Innovating Through Change at #IEDConf24. The session will be chaired by Kirsty Weakley LGC. To book your place visit sasevents.eventsair.com/ied24.

Finally got around to joining the Other Place in what will surely be a nice quiet week for people who like to shout about news and policy on the internet bsky.app/profile/kirsty…

Follow the latest news, reaction and analysis for what today's Budget means for local government with the LGC live blog lgcplus.com/finance/budget…

Our #Budget live blog is updated with hints from PMQs lgcplus.com/finance/budget…

£1bn to extend Household Support Fund and more from #Budget24 speech so far lgcplus.com/finance/budget…

🤔 In my LGC Briefing I muse on Elon Musk & Department of Government Efficiency and how applicable this drive to slim $2trillion from the Federal super state could ever be to a UK government set for £1.5trn by 2030 & #localgov. Also make first reference in LGC to bluesky - thanks Kirsty Weakley 👍