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IFS warning over fiscal devolution
POLICY AND POLITICS

IFS warning over fiscal devolution

By Joe Lepper | 05 October 2026

The Government’s regional fiscal devolution agenda threatens to be blighted by regional imbalances unless action is taken, the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) think-tank has warned.

ELECTORAL COMMISSION

Election watchdog 'not consulted' before shadow poll cancellation

By Dan Peters | 30 September 2026

The Government failed to consult the Electoral Commission watchdog before it announced the cancel...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Concerns raised over Scots shake-up

By Dan Peters | 28 September 2026

Councillors have raised concerns about the lack of clarity around the consultation process and th...

ELECTIONS

The value of voting flexibly

By William Benson | 28 September 2026

Tunbridge Wells piloted the use of early voting hubs in the May elections. William Benson says th...

EMPLOYMENT

Employment support devolution call

By William Eichler | 25 September 2026

Employment support should be devolved to mayoral strategic authorities and Jobcentre Plus scrappe...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Public backs devolution but wants deprived areas prioritised

By William Eichler | 25 September 2026

Devolution must deliver tangible economic change for England’s left-behind towns and neighbourhoo...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Give mayors 5% of income tax, think-tank says

By William Eichler | 23 September 2026

Mayors should be given a 5% share of income tax revenues to shift £3.8bn a year from Whitehall an...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Burnham 'growth in every postcode' ambition dismissed

By Neil Merrick | 22 September 2026

Prime Minister Andy Burnham has been warned against awarding groundbreaking tax powers to every r...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Parties agree to share portfolios at Oldham

By Neil Merrick | 21 September 2026

Political parties at Oldham MBC have reached a power sharing agreement that partly breaks the dea...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Dithering continues despite Burnham's push for devolution

By By Joe Lepper | 17 September 2026

Joe Lepper finds devolution geographies in many places are far from being settled despite Prime M...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Tourism tax to be charged as a percentage of cost

By Dan Peters | 10 September 2026

The tourism tax in England will be charged as a percentage of the cost of accommodation rather th...

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