In our Government News category, you will find a wide variety of government issues both big and small.Â
You can find information on big issues such as global immigration and human rights issues along with Brexit news, negotiations and updates. This section also covers Local governments and their digital transformation along with the popular issues of period poverty and the process of acknowledging this problem.
How and what AID is provided by the UK across the world is another topic covered in detail in this category. Additionally, you can also find regular commentary from legal professionals on changing and adapting laws in the UK. We regularly cover government updates on the implementation of crime legislation and the UK housing landscape.
Proposals have been put forward for Northamptonshire to become unitary authority, which would give the county more power…
Local government officials in Northamptonshire are seeking...
Local authority leaders in Scotland have described government council tax reforms as “an offence against local democracy”…
Reforms to council tax in Scotland have been...
A government analysis will suggest the UK would be “weaker, less safe and worse off” outside the European Union…
A new analysis from central government...
New research has revealed the New Homes Bonus could cost local authorities struggling with local plans a significant amount…
Research carried out by Planning Magazine...
Hertfordshire County Council has delivered services despite major cuts, but will now need to increase council tax to meet budget shortfalls…
Despite its revenue budget falling...
AG highlights comments from the EU Commissioner for Home Affairs, Dimitris Avramopoulos from a speech in 2015 regarding the European Agenda on Security,
In today’s...
European Parliament MEP, Lambert van Nistelrooij outlines why cities are the engine for economic growth and are integral for the EU Urban Agenda
Cities have...
The EU and its Member States have faced unprecedented challenges in recent years. Citizens rightly demand more jobs and long term sustainable growth. They...
A new report has warned austerity measures are having a serious impact on northern devolution plans…
Austerity measures are preventing economic growth outside the capital,...
Two friends tell Editor Amy Caddick about their journey to a migrant camp near Dunkirk, France, and explain the terrible conditions facing refugees bedding down there...
Affordable housing provider, Wates Living Space, is celebrating the completion of its 1,000th kitchen refurbishment for Wrexham County Borough Council’s Housing Service, marking a...
Private properties in Wrexham County Borough, North Wales are to receive support to help tackle fuel poverty in low income households...
Wrexham County Borough Council’s...
Radical new measures have been announced by the government to help tackle homelessness and protect the most vulnerable people in society…
The package of measures...