This month’s deep dive into local government reorganisation brings a timely and candid conversation with Rowan Cole, Director at Coal Face Engagement, as we unpack the shifting landscape of LGR and what the latest developments really mean for councils, leaders, and local politics.

Rowan joins me to break down what has changed, why the Government has delayed elections, and how this fits with the ambitions originally set out for reorganisation. We explore the contrast between last year’s confident narrative and the more hesitant signals emerging since December, including which parts of the programme have quietly progressed and which have clearly stalled.

We look closely at the election delay:

• What exactly has been pushed back
• Where the delays are happ ...