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DEVOLUTION
Future Forum North: Devolution is here to stay
By Dan Peters | 04 December 2025
Devolution ‘can feel like a marriage with no prospect of divorce’ but is ‘here to stay’, the pres...
DEVOLUTION
Calls to refund costs of postponed elections
By Martin Ford | 04 December 2025
Calls have been made to reimburse councils for money spent preparing for postponed mayoral electi...
MAYORS
Mayor bemoans 'wasted' eight years
By Martin Ford | 03 December 2025
West of England mayor Helen Godwin has said the region has been held back by her predecessors in ...
REORGANISATION
Doing devo digitally
By Callin McLinden | 03 December 2025
Local government reorganisation's digital moment is really about people, parity, and shaping the ...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Top table call for IT leads
By Joe Lepper | 03 December 2025
Council IT leads need a ‘seat at the top table’ to ensure local government reorganisation is not ...
BUDGET 2025
Responsibility without autonomy
By Jonathan Carr-West | 02 December 2025
Despite the Government’s promises of devolution, the Budget treated councils as mere delivery age...
DEVOLUTION
Kent in 'devolution desert' warning
By Dan Peters | 28 November 2025
All 14 of Kent’s council leaders have warned ministers of the risk of the county becoming a ‘devo...
POLICY AND POLITICS
EXCLUSIVE: Unitaries to fight over funding after fair funding decision
By By Martin Ford | 27 November 2025
Fears have been raised local government could ‘tear itself apart’ over funding for new unitary au...
DEVOLUTION
Devo Bill 'snatches' power upwards
By Dan Peters | 26 November 2025
Power is being ‘snatched upwards and away from local voices’ by the English Devolution and Commun...
COVID INQUIRY
After the Covid Inquiry: It's time for serious devolution
By Vijay K Luthra | 26 November 2025
Devolution is a resilience issue after the UK Covid-19 Inquiry, say Patrick Diamond and Vijay K L...
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