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FISCAL DEVOLUTION
Questions over financial impact of reorganisation
By Martin Ford | 30 January 2025
Questions have been raised over whether the Government’s approach to local government reorganisat...
FINANCE
We need to talk about the state of the state
By Heather Jameson | 29 January 2025
A Hollywood actor's eloquent court argument about why he shouldn't have to pay council tax may ra...
DEVOLUTION
Beware of 'super' combined authorities
By Andrew Carter | 21 November 2024
Rolling out ‘super’ combined authorities across the country, one option being considered by the G...
FINANCE
Call for courage over failing council finances
By By Martin Ford | 21 November 2024
‘Drastic action’ from the Government is required to shore-up councils’ finances amid multiple cri...
DEVOLUTION
Devo deal process at 'end of shelf life'
By Martin Ford | 14 October 2024
The Government will need to take a different approach to English devolution in its forthcoming wh...
FINANCE
Waiting continues for multi-year settlement despite 'collapse' warnings
By Dan Peters | 12 September 2024
Local government expects another one-year finance settlement despite warnings that failing to add...
DEVOLUTION
The taxing question
By Anthony Breach | 06 August 2024
How Government plans to both widen and deepen devolution will be key to achieving economic growth...
KING'S SPEECH
Green shoots?
By Martin Ford | 23 July 2024
Planning and devolution were two of the key themes of last week’s King’s Speech, with a host of B...
FINANCE
A fiscal crossroads for Labour
By Dan Peters | 25 June 2024
Will an incoming Labour government seize the initiative on fiscal devolution as a way of driving ...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Warnings over Labour devolution drive
By Dan Peters | 18 June 2024
A Labour drive to fill in the devolution map will take time and energy away from deepening devolu...
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