The ''Local Government Chronicle'' (''LGC'') is a British weekly
magazine
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for local government officers, and is published by Metropolis. The magazine was launched in 1855 by bookseller and publisher
Charles Knight . It was then published by Emap, now Metropolis. It is politically independent.
Coverage
Subjects LGC covers include
finance
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,
law
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,
management
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,
housing
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,
planning
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, regeneration, the
environment
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,
education
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, big society,
local elections
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, the
third sector and
social services
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. Sarah Calkin is its editor. It features contributions from analysts including
Tony Travers
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* Gregory Tony (born 1978), American law enforcement officer
* Motu Tony (born 1981), New Zealand international rugby leagu ...
from the
London School of Economics
, mottoeng = To understand the causes of things
, established =
, type = Public research university
, endowment = £240.8 million (2021)
, budget = £391.1 millio ...
, a weekly anonymous columnist "
LGC Insider" and various governmental figures.
Elections
It provides comprehensive
local election coverage each year, in the form of rolling online results, expert analysis from Professors
Colin Rallings
Colin Rallings is a British academic, Professor of Politics in the School of Sociology, Politics & Law at the University of Plymouth. Rallings’ first degree was in Politics and Modern History from the University of Manchester. Subsequently, he ...
and
Michael Thrasher
Michael Thrasher is a British academic, Professor of Politics in the School of Sociology, Politics & Law at the University of Plymouth. He is also Sky News' election analyst.
Thrasher was born in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire in 1953. he receive ...
from
Plymouth University
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, political reaction and a council control map.
Events
Among its other activities, ''LGC'' runs the first national awards to be launched for local government, the ''LGC'' Awards for Excellence. It also launched the Business Partnership Awards, which reward private contractors who work with local authorities in the UK to deliver services; and a large number of public sector conferences.
The LGC Council of the Year has been:
* 2019:
Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council
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* 2018:
Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council
* 2017:
Sevenoaks District Council
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[LGC Awards https://awards.lgcplus.com/winners-2017]
See also
*
List of magazines in the United Kingdom
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People
* List (surname)
Organizations
* List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America
* SC Germania List, German rugby union ...
References
External links
* , the magazine's official website
* , the magazine's subscription site
1855 establishments in England
Political magazines published in the United Kingdom
Weekly magazines published in the United Kingdom
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Local government in the United Kingdom
Magazines published in London
Magazines established in 1855
Professional and trade magazines
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