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DEVOLUTION
Mayoral landslide 'a chance for devo revival'
By Sam Clayden | 10 May 2017
The election of Tories in four of the six mayoral regions will give the struggling devolution age...
ELECTIONS
Leese takes up deputy post to Manchester Mayor Burnham
By Mark Conrad | 08 May 2017
Manchester City Council’s Labour leader, Sir Richard Leese, has been appointed as deputy to newly...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
Councillors aim for Westminster
By Mark Conrad | 02 May 2017
Several well-known councillors have begun campaigns to move into Westminster.
DEVOLUTION
Do mayors herald the answer to a new era?
By Heather Jameson | 02 May 2017
Even before voters hit the polls to elect metro mayors today, commentators have warned of poor tu...
WHITEHALL
Fears as new era of metro mayors dawns
By Sam Clayden | 02 May 2017
Local government big hitters have voiced concerns about the accountability, effectiveness and nec...
BUSINESS
WMCA gears up for inward investment
By Mark Conrad | 02 May 2017
The West Midlands Combined Authority has overhauled the region’s growth and investment strategy w...
WHITEHALL
Combined experience
By Jonathan Werran | 02 May 2017
Local elections have been overshadowed by the snap General Election, but how will the first gener...
ELECTIONS
Transatlantic lessons for UK cities
By Robin Hambleton | 02 May 2017
Robin Hambleton argues elected local authorities and civic activists in the UK can draw inspirati...
LOCAL DEMOCRACY
No proof directly-elected mayors will be a success
By Sam Clayden | 26 April 2017
There is little evidence that directly-elected mayors will boost economic growth, bolster local d...
PLANNING
A halfway house?
By Paul Hunter | 26 April 2017
Housing has featured heavily in the campaigns of the metro mayor hopefuls, but Paul Hunter asks w...
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