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WHITEHALL

Cornwall signs up for devolution deal

By Laura Sharman | 16 July 2015

Cornwall Council has become the first rural area to sign up for a devolution deal with communitie...

WHITEHALL

London sets out its stall for devolution

By Heather Jameson | 16 July 2015

London has set out its plans for future devolution to the capital, and established a ‘Congress fo...

HEALTH

Cornwall devolution 'could provide blueprint'

By Dan Peters | 15 July 2015

Cornwall councillors have backed proposals to make an agreement with the Government to secure mor...

HEALTH

NHS should 'devolve more power' to councils

By Laura Sharman | 15 July 2015

The NHS should devolve more power to local authorities if it is to meet the increasing healthcare...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

LEPs standing firm despite CA growth

By Dan Peters | 14 July 2015

Local enterprise partnerships (LEPs) have vowed to not let the voice of businesses be ignored in ...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Commissioner launches 'ambitious' programme for youngsters

By Dan Peters | 14 July 2015

Children’s commissioner Anne Longfield has pledged to use her tenure to promote ‘ambitious and po...

WHITEHALL

Call to replace two-tier system

By Jamie Hailstone | 14 July 2015

The Government should go ‘for the jugular’ and replace the current two-tier system in England wit...

WHITEHALL

Devolved powers 'in need of long-term plan'

By Dan Peters | 14 July 2015

Devolution must not consist of a ‘series of short-term and opportunistic one-off deals,’ a MP has...

HEALTH

Sheffield 'open-minded' about elected mayors

By Dan Peters | 14 July 2015

Sheffield City Council’s chief executive has told The MJ he expects realpolitik to force the comb...

DEVOLUTION

Whole-place planning

By Robert Pollock | 14 July 2015

Co-ordinated intervention means delivering better outcomes for people, as Robert Pollock explains