Austerity

By Charlotte Ramsden | 19 January 2022

The levelling up agenda provides us with the chance to tackle the rising number of children livin...

WHITEHALL

There's a whiff of purpose once more on devolution

By Jessica Studdert | 17 January 2022

Devolution should rock the status quo and create a new culture of governance which pushes everyon...

Mind the gap between levelling up 'rhetoric and reality,' think-tank warns

By William Eichler | 17 January 2022

Central Government policies have undermined the levelling up agenda and left the UK more regional...

HEALTH

The stakes are high for the levelling up White Paper

By Erica Roscoe | 17 January 2022

The Levelling Up White Paper must seek to broaden and deepen devolution, and provide a framework ...

HEALTH

Scottish ministers defend Budget impact on councils

By Mark Conrad | 10 December 2021

Scottish Government ministers have defended the impact of country’s Budget on councils amid warni...

FINANCE

Mummy Pig and Daddy Pig need to cut Peppa Pig some slack

By Ian Miller | 01 December 2021

Did the secretary of state Michael Gove signal last week that some functions or powers are going ...

DEVOLUTION

Levelling up locally to bridge the divides

By Paul Swinney | 17 November 2021

What kind of plan should the levelling up White Paper set out, and where will urban leaders and t...

HOMELESSNESS

Ring-fenced funds are not well suited to the roaring demand challenges of the twenties

By Jessica Studdert | 16 November 2021

By doing away with ring-fences all together, local partners would be freed up to collaborate and ...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

To level up we need to invest in the place-based skills of councils

By Pooja Agrawal | 16 November 2021

What is the best way to ensure that the Levelling Up Fund actually improves everyday life in the ...

HOUSING

Council apologises for mould and damp

By Dan Peters | 15 November 2021

Hammersmith & Fulham LBC has vowed to improve its performance on mould and damp after it came top...

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