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Khan: Keep the pressure up on fiscal devolution
London mayor Sadiq Khan has told the capital’s local government to keep up the pressure on Whitehall in its battle for fiscal devolution.
Funding is not London vs the rest, says Kober
Funding is not a question of London versus the rest of the country, the chair of London Councils Claire Kober has claimed.
Whiteman calls for London council map to be ripped up
London’s 33 councils should be abolished and replaced with as few as five New York-style boroughs, Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy boss Rob Whiteman has suggested.
Travers: London should get VAT and income tax cash
The capital should eventually be given fiscal powers over VAT and income tax, the chair of the London Finance Commission has argued.
Economic growth strategy slammed by RSA’s Flanders
The UK’s ‘clunky, centrally-planned’ approach to economic growth must be scrapped if all communities are to benefit, an expert has warned.
Features
Axe clunky corporatism to tackle skills shortfall
Ahead of her speech to the London Councils Summit 2016, Stephanie Flanders argues that achieving inclusive growth will require reforms to education and key services alongside a new approach to devolution
London needs a new deal
Ahead of the London Councils Summit, Cllr Claire Kober explains why new devolution to the capital is now more important than ever
A Cinderella story on skills devolution
Devolving power to shape London’s skills system would enable councils and the mayor to make significant progress on employment and growth, writes Cllr Teresa O’Neill
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