Devolution

By Michael Burton | 15 February 2021

The Government should launch a Northern Big Bang to ‘unleash a torrent of investment into the Nor...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Levelling up resembles a jigsaw of disparate 'pieces of policy'

By Dr Arianna Giovannini | 02 February 2021

Arianna Giovannini says there is a consistent lack of clarity about what levelling up means - an...

COUNTY COUNCILS' NETWORK

Heseltine highlights devolution 'botch'

By Martin Ford | 02 February 2021

The former deputy Prime Minister claimed the deals process had curbed ambitions in Cornwall and N...

Devolution requires 'impetus from the top'

By Martin Ford | 26 January 2021

Prime ministerial backing is the key to making a success of devolution, MPs have heard.

DEVOLUTION

Redrawing the map

By Paul Swinney | 19 January 2021

Councils are the bodies to lead high street regeneration – but not without reform, argues Paul Sw...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Pandemic's route to devolution

By Anthony May | 13 January 2021

We must use what has been learned from COVID-19 to agree a new relationship with Government, base...

FINANCE

The answers cannot wait for long

By John O’Brien | 12 January 2021

If local government is to play the vital role required in the recovery of places and communities,...

WHITEHALL

Taking control of the devolution debate

By Seb Lowe | 07 January 2021

Seb Lowe says that given the preference of government for unitary councils, failure by district c...

DEVOLUTION

Labour announces 'constitutional commission' on devolution

By Martin Ford | 21 December 2020

Leader Sir Keir Starmer said it will look at transferring more powers from Westminster to local l...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

The 2020s offer us the opportunity to truly realise the potential of places

By Marvin Rees | 15 December 2020

When local government puts civil society at the heart of what they do, it brings democracy closer...

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