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REORGANISATION

Government needs to step up to make LGR flourish

By Cllr Richard Wright | 07 August 2026

LGR can bring lasting benefit for communities across the country but that will require the Government to help councils achieve the goals the two share, writes Richard Wright

POLICY AND POLITICS

Searching for a NEET solution

By Vijay K Luthra | 06 August 2026

With NEET numbers at their highest since 2013, Patrick Diamond and Vijay K Luthra argue the answe...

WHITEHALL

No10 North: Whitehall reimagined

By Kate Josephs | 06 August 2026

As Andy Burnham launches No10 North to boost growth and devolution, former senior civil servant ...

TRADE DEAL

Mayors to lead more trade missions, experts predict

By Dan Peters | 04 August 2026

The UK’s first joint mayoral-led mission to India due to take place later this year is a sign of ...

WHITEHALL

Think-tank founder to advise Burnham

By Martin Ford | 04 August 2026

The founder of a progressive think-tank has been appointed as special adviser to Prime Minister A...

REORGANISATION

It's time to knuckle down

By Maxine O'Mahony | 03 August 2026

Maxine O’Mahony says now is the time for action, not to slow down and play it safe

Mayors to share income tax by 2028

By Martin Ford | 30 July 2026

Every mayor will be offered a share of income tax and business rates retention, the Government ha...

POLICY AND POLITICS

EXCLUSIVE: LGA vice-chair calls for devolution boundary review

By Dan Peters | 30 July 2026

A vice-chair of the Local Government Association (LGA) has called for the geographies of the ‘les...

DEVOLUTION

A mayor's journey shows why councils are essential partners in government

By Shabnum Mustapha | 30 July 2026

Shabnum Mustapha says Burnham’s mayoral experience highlights councils’ vital role in delivering ...

HERITAGE

Let's treat heritage buildings as civic infrastructure

By Jonathan Werran | 29 July 2026

Jonathan Werran asks if heritage buildings can prove an unlikely policy winner for a prime minist...

PUBLIC SERVICE REFORM

Total Place: Still all about leadership

By Stephen Taylor | 29 July 2026

Stephen Taylor and Max Wide reflect on the lessons from Total Place 1.0 and the implications for ...