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New strategic authorities should 'embrace' disagreement
COMBINED AUTHORITY

New strategic authorities should 'embrace' disagreement

By Paul Marinko | 17 October 2025

Areas moving towards devolution deals have been advised to ‘embrace’ inevitable disagreement between councils and new strategic authorities.

PEOPLE

Sussex and Brighton Combined County Authority appoints chief executive

By Martin Ford | 13 October 2025

Mark Rogers has been appointed interim chief executive of Sussex and Brighton Combined County Aut...

DEVOLUTION

Future Forum Midlands: Combined authority seeks 'full autonomy'

By Martin Ford | 10 September 2025

Taking the helm of the first combined county authority in England was like ‘flying the plane whil...

DEVOLUTION

Devon and Torbay: short on time but long on ambition

By Heather Jameson | 13 August 2025

It may be the newest devolution deal, but Devon and Torbay County Combined Authority’s future is ...

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.

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...

DEVOLUTION

The opportunity of a generation

By David Maguire | 02 April 2025

David Maguire considers how a region as diverse as Norfolk and Suffolk can build the economic and...

KING'S SPEECH

King's Speech: Devolution takes centre stage

By Martin Ford | 17 July 2024

The announcement of an English Devolution Bill took centre stage in the King’s Speech.

DEVOLUTION

Re-setting and re-shaping our regions

By Laura Hughes | 10 July 2024

More devolution is one of the key legacies of the Conservative government, but how will a Labour ...

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