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WHITEHALL
Budget 2016: Devo deals falter at final hurdle
By Dan Peters | 15 March 2016
Government efforts to get a raft of non-metropolitan devolution deals signed off in time for toda...
WHITEHALL
Cardiff city deal announced
By Laura Sharman | 15 March 2016
A £1.2bn City Deal - expected to deliver 25,000 new jobs and unlock £4bn of private sector invest...
DEVOLUTION
Solent deal sealed despite county objection
By Sam Clayden | 15 March 2016
The Solent combined authority has been secured despite the leader of the Hampshire CC objecting t...
HEALTH
Future of devolution difficult to predict
By Andrew Walker | 15 March 2016
Andrew Walker, policy researcher for the Local Government Information Unit think-tank, looks at t...
BUSINESS
Fewer services for more council tax
By Paul Dossett | 14 March 2016
Head of local government at Grant Thornton UK, Paul Dossett, looks at what the sector can expect ...
WHITEHALL
Cumbria devolution deal unlikely after stand-off
By Dan Peters | 14 March 2016
A devolution deal announcement for Cumbria in this week’s Budget looks unlikely after local leade...
REORGANISATION
Dorset to push ahead with unitary options
By Laura Sharman | 14 March 2016
The majority of councillors at Dorset CC have voted in favour of pushing ahead with a unitary cou...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Focus devolution on cities, Osborne urged
By Thomas Bridge | 11 March 2016
Devolution of powers must focus on cities if Britain is to improve its economic outlook, a think ...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
MPs deny councils power over Sunday trading hours
By Thomas Bridge | 10 March 2016
Ministers have rejected handing councils powers to determine Sunday trading hours, after fears of...
FINANCE
Look how far we've come – now let's go further
By Heather Jameson | 10 March 2016
After speaking with Greg Clark, Heather Jameson reflects that local government still has a long w...
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