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WHITEHALL
PM dashes hopes for localism and devolution
By Heather Jameson | 12 May 2021
All hopes that prime ministers forged through local politics would be localists, sympathetic to ...
WHITEHALL
Let's continue to open national politicians' and civil servants' eyes to the potential of local government
By Graeme McDonald | 12 May 2021
Writing in advance of the Queen's Speech, Graeme McDonald wondered if it would set up a new relat...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Devolved potential in Cornwall is under threat from central Government inertia
By Sarah Longlands | 12 May 2021
Sarah Longlands says that unlike the ‘hero’ style approach of the mayors elsewhere, Cornish devol...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
A level of uncertainty
By Martin Ford | 12 May 2021
A Levelling up White Paper will emerge later this year, to replace the long-promised legislative ...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Local elections 2021: Look behind the big story
By Jonathan Carr-West | 11 May 2021
A closer look at the Super Thursday outcomes reveals a series of more complex stories, and sugges...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Queen's Speech: Levelling up takes centre stage
By Martin Ford | 11 May 2021
The Government’s levelling up agenda was at the forefront of today’s Queen’s Speech, but the role...
PLANNING
Queen's Speech: No social care solution in sight
By Heather Jameson | 11 May 2021
The Queen’s Speech has said proposals on social care reform will be brought forward – but it fell...
ENVIRONMENT
Queen's speech: PM's 'live local and prosper' promise
By Heather Jameson | 09 May 2021
Levelling up, boosting the economy and backing the NHS are set to be the priorities for Tuesday’s...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Local results will supercharge the levelling up ambitions
By Jonathan Werran | 07 May 2021
The Conservative government is now set to enjoy an assured position of dominance and power at loc...
SOCIAL CARE
It's time to secure the future of social care, says Lord Bob Kerslake
By Lord Bob Kerslake | 07 May 2021
Lord Bob Kerslake hands on the presidency of the LGA to Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson in July. The...
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