We're clocking off for the night but will be back at the Carlow and Kilkenny count centres tomorrow morning. Alan O'Reilly & Ken McGuire outline the state of play as Saturday draws to a close ...

KCLR News: Midnight update from Carlow & Kilkenny count centres (8th June 2024)

As we head for Day 2 of vote counting at Lyrath Estate Convention Centre, Ken McGuire has the overview for Kilkenny ...

KCLR News: Ken McGuire on where Kilkenny's at heading into Day 2 of vote counting (9th June 2024)

As TD Kathleen Funchion awaits the outcome of where she stands in the Ireland South constituency in the European Elections, last night (before the Carlow count was suspended and Tullow recount called) she talked to our Alan O'Reilly about how her party fared overall in the Local Elections ...

KCLR News: SF TD Kathleen Funchion on how the party fared (9th June 2024)

With the Tullow recount underway and counting continuing for the Carlow LEA, Station Editor Sue Nunn was joined at the county's count centre by Alan O'Reilly and some of the candidates awaiting their fate in the Tullow LEA ...

The KCLR Daily: Station Editor Sue Nunn & Alan O'Reilly in Carlow (10th June 2024)

With Tom O'Neill eliminated, it appears many of his votes transferred to his party running mate, first timer Paul Doogue - our Alan O'Reilly's been catching up with him ...

KCLR News: Paul Doogue wins seat for FG in Carlow LEA (10th June 2024)

This event was held at the Conservative Party Conference 2024 in Birmingham.

Speakers:

Councillor Anne Handley, Leader of East Riding of Yorkshire Council

Professor Richard Jones, Vice-President for Regional Innovation and Civic Engagement at The University of Manchester

Councillor Tim Oliver OBE, Leader of Surrey County Council and Chairman of the County Councils Network

Laura Shoaf, Chief Executive of the West Midlands Combined Authority

This event was chaired by Akash Paun, Programme Director at the Institute for Government.

This event was in partnership with Policy@Manchester.

What is the Conservative vision for devolution across England?

Plymouth State Professor Dr. John Lappie discusses voters' impact on local elections and how 2025 will be the 'canary in the coal mine' for Democrats and Republicans.

Dr John Lappie 12-2-24 7AM

With an aim of delivering ‘simpler, more sustainable local government structures, alongside a transfer of power out of Westminster through devolution’, the government has formally invited proposals for local government reorganisation from all two-tier and small neighbouring unitary authorities in England.

Delivering this ambitious agenda will be complex, time-consuming and challenging as local authorities continue to deliver services against a backdrop of financial sustainability and workforce pressures.

So what are the benefits and risks of moving from two-tier to unitary local government? What does past experience teach us about how to successfully reorganise local government? What level of support from the government is needed to aid areas undergoing change? And how might reorganisation help to achieve the government’s devolution ambitions?

To answer these questions and more, this IfG event brought together an expert panel, including:  

Eve Roodhouse, Director of Strategy and Policy at the Local Government Association
Becky Shaw, Chief Executive of East Sussex County Council
Adrian Smith, Chief Executive of Nottinghamshire County Council
Phillip Woolley, Partner, Head of Public Sector Consulting at Grant Thornton UK LLP

The event was chaired by Dr Matthew Fright, Senior Researcher at the Institute for Government.  

We would like to thank Grant Thornton UK LLP for kindly supporting this event. 

How to make a success of local government reorganisation

Elections were held across England on 1 May, with votes cast for four regional mayors, in 24 of England’s 317 councils and to decide the new MP for Runcorn and Helsby. So who are England’s newly-elected mayors and what might they do with the power they wield? What impact will the elections have on the Labour government's devolution agenda? And what happens next with its plans to reorganise local government across England?  

To explore these questions and more, the IfG was delighted to bring together an expert panel featuring:

Matthew Fright, Senior Researcher at the Institute for Government
Stuart Hoddinott, Senior Researcher at the Institute for Government
Sarah Routley, Research Assistant at the Institute for Government
The webinar was chaired by Akash Paun, Devolution Programme Director at the Institute for Government.  

What do the 2025 mayoral and local election results mean for Keir Starmer’s government?

Karin, Jack & Manny discuss the potential reprecussions of NYC electing a socialist mayor to lead the city

LI Patriot Radio Discusses the NYC Mayoral Impact

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