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INFRASTRUCTURE

Devolution dilemmas

By Jeremy Blackburn | 19 June 2015

Devolution strategy and execution need to be carefully thought through if the construction indust...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Look and learn

By Mayor Joe Anderson | 17 June 2015

The renewal of the Labour Party and the agenda of its next leader must include learning from our ...

INFRASTRUCTURE

Speaking with one voice

By Lawrence Conway | 17 June 2015

Lawrence Conway considers what the devolution agenda looks like for district councils.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Myths that will hinder devolution

By Cllr Graham Chapman | 17 June 2015

Councils currently operate in a climate which ties their hands, but the constraints imposed here ...

WHITEHALL

Forging a new pathway

By Cllr Paul Watson | 17 June 2015

Cllr Paul Watson comments on why devolution will only work if local authorities have the resource...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Do it yourself on improvement - or DCLG will

By Heather Jameson | 17 June 2015

Inspection and improvement in local government has remained a thorny issue ever since former comm...

HEALTH

Finance chiefs seek change to 'inconsistent' funding system

By Heather Jameson | 17 June 2015

Even the most successful authorities are struggling to meet the financial challenges they face, a...

WHITEHALL

Atkins boss hails Northern 'spirit'

By Jamie Hailstone | 17 June 2015

The Northern Powerhouse project is helping to create a ‘real spirit of continued investment’ in i...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

LGA sets out key priorities

By Jonathan Werran | 17 June 2015

The Local Government Association (LGA) has chosen five key pieces of legislation from the Queen’s...

WHITEHALL

EXCLUSIVE: LGA ignores calls for forced peer reviews

By Dan Peters | 17 June 2015

Whitehall inspectors could march into councils that refuse to engage with sector-led improvement ...