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POLICY AND POLITICS

Shires failing to match urban economic growth, report finds

By Neil Merrick | 21 October 2026

Shire counties are failing to match the economic growth of urban areas due to poor public transport and problems with digital infrastructure, a report published today has found.

DEVOLUTION

First, rewire the place, then turn the lights on

By Rob Huntington | 14 October 2026

From Trumpton’s tangled wires to today’s fragmented public services, local government must join u...

DEVOLUTION

The devo difference

By Simon Kaye | 06 October 2026

Devolution should look different across England’s regions, writes Simon Kaye.

DEVOLUTION

Devolution must reach the councils that deliver

By Cllr Jason Perry | 29 September 2026

Devolution must give local authorities the powers, funding and accountability to deliver, says ex...

REGENERATION

MJ Regeneration: A Budget to build from

By David Blackman | 17 September 2026

Chancellor John Healey’s commitment to regional economic growth predates the Burnham Government b...

SCOTLAND

Scottish councils press for more powers

By Martin Ford | 14 September 2026

Councils in Scotland are pressing to gain powers over public health, transport and further educat...

DEVOLUTION

Devolution is transforming transport and more in the Liverpool City Region

By Richard McGuckin | 07 September 2026

As the Liverpool City Region moves ‘to take control of buses, refresh our entire transport fleet,...

GOVERNANCE

Driving devolution

By Heather Jameson | 03 September 2026

Prime Minister Andy Burnham may have set up No10 North as the engine room for devolution and is f...

FINANCE

How to turn one council pound into many

By Dawn Bébe | 13 August 2026

Dawn Bébe looks at how councils can stretch limited funding, unlock community investment and stre...

DEVOLUTION

Turning delay into delivery

By Ann McGauran | 12 August 2026

Hampshire and the Solent Combined County Authority was born amid a two-year delay to the mayoral ...

REGENERATION

Tourism costs

By Ann McGauran | 12 August 2026

Bath is a tourism destination delivering an ambitious programme of commercial regeneration. But i...