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REGENERATION
Regeneration: Developing devolution
By David Blackman | 13 May 2026
UK plans for fiscal devolution, announced by chancellor Rachel Reeves, could significantly reshape how city regions fund transport and regeneration projects. Inspired by examples like Dunkirk, wher...
HOUSING
Think tank: Reform needed to 'densify' cities
By Joe Lepper | 23 April 2026
An extra 2.3m more homes are needed in UK cities if councils are to meet the Government’s commitm...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Government must match mayoral responsibility with the resources to make it real
By Andrew Carter | 08 April 2026
A significantly expanded Mayoral Capacity Fund would allow MCAs to recruit the commercial, financ...
FINANCE
The overnight visitor levy could be a gamechanger for growing tourism in London
By Cllr Claire Holland | 24 March 2026
Claire Holland says the overnight visitor levy must benefit London’s local services and help driv...
FINANCE
Fiscal devolution would give mayors crucial levers over tax and spend
By Andrew Carter | 23 March 2026
Andrew Carter says that to guarantee cities’ autonomy and mark what the Chancellor calls a ‘genui...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Company clusters: the key to success
By Vasant Chari | 20 March 2026
Backing high-growth potential businesses in the Black Country and elsewhere is vital for boosting...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
The secret of Warrington and Barnsley's success
By Andrew Carter | 25 February 2026
Cities Outlook 2026 shows that Warrington and Barnsley achieved better-than-average growth in bot...
FINANCE
Lessons in tourism levies
By Martin Ford | 05 February 2026
Powers to implement visitor levies will soon be available in all corners of the country. Martin F...
POLICY AND POLITICS
EXCLUSIVE: Councils to push against statistics rowback
By Dan Peters | 16 December 2025
Councils are preparing to push back after the Office for National Statistics (ONS) revealed it wa...
DEVOLUTION
Tourist tax could pave way to greater fiscal devolution
By Martin Ford | 28 October 2025
Enabling mayors in England to levy tourist taxes could pave the way for greater fiscal devolution...
MAYORS
Metro mayors show what real change looks like
By Andrew Carter | 30 September 2025
Andrew Carter says that as national politicians debate abstract promises, metro mayors are delive...
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