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COMBINED AUTHORITY

Reform county seeks referendum on mayor

By Martin Ford | 19 June 2025

Lancashire has approached the Government to ask for a referendum on adopting a mayor.

LEADERSHIP

Reaching for the radical

By Heather Jameson | 19 June 2025

Bristol is the only large unitary with a Green-led administration. Heather Jameson talks to its l...

HOUSING

Government to create national housing bank

By Joe Lepper | 17 June 2025

A national housing bank will be created by the Government to help finance the building of 500,000...

DEVOLUTION

Think-tank calls for Glasgow mayor

By Dan Peters | 16 June 2025

Glasgow is at risk of falling behind England’s major cities unless it receives a devolution deal ...

DEVOLUTION

Questions over devolution boundaries

By Martin Ford | 04 June 2025

An influential Labour backbencher has questioned the Government’s approach to rolling out English...

STRONGER THINGS

Colouring in public sector reform

By Jessica Studdert | 29 May 2025

Setting the scene ahead of New Local’s Stronger Things festival, Jessica Studdert says it is time...

REORGANISATION

Reform and reorganisation

By Laura Hughes | 28 May 2025

Laura Hughes asks what Reform UK’s local elections success will mean for local government reorgan...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

The mayor necessities

By David Blackman | 28 May 2025

David Blackman talks to key sector figures on the important role the private sector can play work...

DEVOLUTION

McGuinness calls for devolution acceleration

By Joe Lepper | 23 May 2025

Labour’s North East Mayor Kim McGuinness has called on her Government to accelerate devolution by...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Defending growth

By Paul Marinko | 22 May 2025

Alongside next month’s Spending Review the Government will announce its Industrial Strategy, but ...