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ENVIRONMENT

Unpicking the Bill

By Martin Ford | 31 July 2023

The Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill has completed its passage through the Lords but critics fe...

WHITEHALL

Government rejects unitaries' devo bid for Solent

By Paul Marinko | 27 July 2023

Ministers have rejected a devolution bid by three south coast unitaries after the trio turned dow...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Government must set out its case on remote meetings

By Ian Miller | 24 July 2023

Even if the answer is a reasoned ‘no’, local government deserves the courtesy of being told the G...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

A leader of great integrity

By Joanne Roney | 24 July 2023

Jo Roney, who worked with Lord Bob Kerslake, pays tribute to his host of accomplishments and his ...

WHITEHALL

Haldane: Levelling up a 'mixed bag'

By Martin Ford | 17 July 2023

Most people have yet to see the fruits of levelling up, according to a key Government adviser.

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Seven in 10 support more control over local services

By William Eichler | 17 July 2023

Nearly 70% of people would like their community to have more control over how local services are ...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Making an effective LEP from enterprise partnership to local government

By Alun Hughes | 14 July 2023

Upper-tier local authorities have the necessary strategic scale and powers to convert any nationa...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Ministerial meddling and the four-day working week

By Professor Jonathan Davies | 11 July 2023

For elite politicians, rational, democratic and forward-looking experiments such as the four-day ...

PARISH COUNCILS

It is time to recognise clerks

By Rob Smith | 07 July 2023

Local Council Clerk Week is taking place from 10 to 14 July. Rob Smith says clerks are truly at t...

DEVOLUTION

Areas without devolution deals 'risk being left behind'

By Martin Ford | 05 July 2023

Areas that have yet to begin work on devolution deals risk being left behind, an expert in the fi...

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Head of Democratic Services, Elections & Monitoring Officer

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