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Articles by Simon Kaye
Creating a closer relationship
By Simon Kaye | 07 August 2026
Simon Kaye looks at the prospects for No10 North and the role it can play to help reset the relat...
Burnham should devolve power just as he has finally seized it
By Simon Kaye | 22 June 2026
Simon Kaye looks at the three principal constraints on Andy Burnham’s approach, and says he expec...
Council tax reform: Time to take a long hard look at the Valuation Office
By Simon Kaye | 10 June 2026
Simon Kaye says the public debate should not begin with winners and losers from hypothetical new ...
Now it's time to seize the initiative
By Simon Kaye | 25 March 2026
Simon Kaye sees an opportunity for a sceptical sector to push hard for further devolution.
The visitor levy needs to be the start of a more grown-up approach to growth
By Simon Kaye | 17 February 2026
The visitor levy should be the start of a new relationship between local and central government, ...
Knitting places together again
By Professor Donna Hall | 31 July 2025
The place-based approach is ready for the mainstream – so it’s important that the system around i...
A hunger for change
By Simon Kaye | 28 May 2025
The Government’s ambitious programme of local government reform should be just a start, argues Si...
Today's choices, tomorrow's impact
By Simon Kaye | 16 April 2024
May’s elections will be extremely consequential for the local government sector, and the impact o...
The power of small things
By Simon Kaye | 13 October 2020
Elinor Ostrom was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in economics. Simon Kaye argues that her...
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