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FINANCE

Breaking free from centralisation

By John Stewart | 19 April 2016

George Jones and John Stewart examine the burdens imposed on authorities by central government an...

HEALTH

Health study raises concerns devo 'fad' will not deliver

19 April 2016

The current ‘fad’ for devolving healthcare ‘promises a lot but delivers little,’ a think-tank has...

FINANCE

Killing off devolution

By George Nobbs | 19 April 2016

Devolution may be right for East Anglia, but ‘institutional arrogance’ and a failure to cede cont...

FINANCE

Devolution and the death of the district

By John Smith | 19 April 2016

John Smith analyses local government’s response to devolution and asks whether districts have a p...

FINANCE

Hearts and minds

By Ben Page | 19 April 2016

Polls show local government faces a significant challenge in raising public interest in devolutio...

CLIMATE CHANGE

Corridors of power

19 April 2016

Conservative Central Office veteran Justin Strange is teaching the hard realities of politics to ...

WHITEHALL

East Dorset to look again at unitary option

By Laura Sharman | 15 April 2016

East Dorset DC has softened its opposition to exploring the possibility of a unitary council for ...

FINANCE

Paying the price of growth

By Sam Clayden | 14 April 2016

While combined authorities could provide a vehicle for long-term economic growth, Freedom of Info...

WHITEHALL

MPs to debate academisation amid distraction fears

By Dan Peters | 13 April 2016

The row over forced academisation will continue today after Labour secured a debate in Parliament...

DEVOLUTION

Reorganisation must not mean a return to the 1990s

By Michael Burton | 12 April 2016

Those of us with long memories will recall the drawn-out saga of local government reorganisation ...