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SOLACE SUMMIT

Rewiring leadership

By Kim Wright | 08 October 2026

Writing ahead of the Solace Summit later this month, Robin Tuddenham and Kim Wright say harnessin...

DEVOLUTION

Devolution's next challenge: Building capable places

By Thomas Johnson | 07 October 2026

Thomas Johnson looks at what Greater Manchester’s experience suggests about the next stage of dev...

WORKFORCE

LGR pause could leave local authority staff in a state of flux

By Matthew Gregson | 06 October 2026

Matthew Gregson says that amid the uncertainty around reorganisation, council leadership needs to...

ELECTIONS

Electoral dysfunction

By Jonathan Werran | 06 October 2026

Election uncertainty threatens local government reorganisation, devolution plans and councils’ ab...

DEVOLUTION

Rewiring the state: turning central-local partnership into action

By Graeme McDonald | 06 October 2026

Graeme McDonald looks at how Whitehall and local government can turn partnership, trust and ambit...

DEVOLUTION

The devo difference

By Simon Kaye | 06 October 2026

Devolution should look different across England’s regions, writes Simon Kaye.

FISCAL DEVOLUTION

Fiscal devolution must give metro mayors incentives to drive growth

By Andrew Carter | 05 October 2026

The Budget must give metro mayors the powers and incentives to grow local economies, says Andrew ...

POLITICS

Brave Jim squaring up for a fight

By Heather Jameson | 01 October 2026

Local government minister Jim McMahon is setting his sights on renewed reorganisation and reformi...

POLICY AND POLITICS

EXCLUSIVE: Reorganisation door open for 2028

By Ann McGauran | 01 October 2026

Some two-tier areas could still be encouraged to stick to the original reorganisation timetable d...

FISCAL DEVOLUTION

Transferring power out of Whitehall: Don't devolve fiscal risk when 'rewiring'

By Mark Morrin | 01 October 2026

Mark Morrin says carefully designed fiscal devolution must combine meaningful local control with ...

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