Insights & Analysis on LGR

The engagement paradox: what the LGR Initiative's survey data tells us about May — and what needs to change

Section 24 directions in Surrey: what they mean, how they work, and why the governance tension matters

Fourteen areas, one deadline: what the 26 March consultation close means

May 2026 elections confirmed: the democratic case, the capacity challenge, and what comes next

The first hundred days: what shadow councillors need to know — and why it matters

The government cannot afford to lose the room: Norfolk, Suffolk, and the limits of statutory authority

Cumbria: what a managed transition actually looks like, why it worked, and what the current wave can learn from it

70+ proposals, 21 areas: what the volume of competing submissions tells us about the programme — and what comes next

Editor, Rowan Cole sets out what's for the LGR Initiative at this important milestone.