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Articles by William Eichler
Council leaders and unions issue uncertainty warning
By William Eichler | 29 October 2026
Local government leaders and trade union bosses have warned the Scottish Government’s proposed re...
Budget 2026: Chancellor confirms £285m Good Growth funding
By William Eichler | 28 October 2026
Mayors and local leaders will receive £285m of Good Growth funding and will have new borrowing po...
Data Cymru reprimanded over failings that exposed data
By William Eichler | 22 October 2026
Data Cymru has been reprimanded by a regulator after a ransomware attack exposed the personal inf...
County council considers legal action over reorganisation
By Dan Peters | 05 October 2026
Lancashire CC could pursue legal action to stop the Government’s plans to overhaul local governme...
Employment support devolution call
By William Eichler | 25 September 2026
Employment support should be devolved to mayoral strategic authorities and Jobcentre Plus scrappe...
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...
Glasgow backs down after equal pay threat
By William Eichler | 25 September 2026
Glasgow City Council’s leadership has insisted it remains ‘fully committed’ to working with union...
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...
Sector split on direction of Government's housebuilding boost
By William Eichler | 26 August 2026
The Government’s funding boost for housebuilding has split the sector, with rural councils hittin...
Government announces £10bn to kickstart council housebuilding drive
By William Eichler | 25 August 2026
Local authority leaders have welcomed the first wave of funding from the Government's £39bn Socia...
- Reform rebuffs McMahon conduct accusations
- Visitor levy 'chance to prove what devolution can deliver'
- Worcestershire CC budget: Social care costs and local government funding pressures
- Impact of ICB cuts leads councils to moot legal challenge
- County devolution: Funding, fiscal powers and the challenges ahead
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