Press Release: Report calls for unlawful sub-letting of social housing to be made a criminal offence
Under current rules, sub-letting social housing is a civil offence but NLGN is calling for it to be treated the same as benefit fraud in the eyes of the law.

Press Release: Government backs NLGN plan to create allotments on private land

NLGN has welcomed Government backing of its proposals to build more allotments on private land, announced by Communities Secretary John Denham MP and Environment Secretary Hilary Benn MP.

Article: Network Journal
Issues like climate change, public health and social care remain tough challenges, and local government can’t face them alone. Anna Turley, ACEVO

Press Release: NLGN reaction to "lowest rise" in council tax since 1993
With CIPFA predicting a 1.8% average council tax rise and the LGA echoing this prediction with an estimate of 1.6%, it is clear that local authorities are bearing down on council tax levels for financial year 2010/11.

Article: There is scope for localism in the welfare state

Very few politicians have dared touch the idea of decentralising the welfare state, primarily because of its close affinity with UK citizenship and the potential pitfalls and undesirable consequences that could arise if handled incorrectly.
Chris Leslie, Local Government Chronicle