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Dithering continues despite Burnham's push for devolution
POLICY AND POLITICS

Dithering continues despite Burnham's push for devolution

By By Joe Lepper | 17 September 2026

Joe Lepper finds devolution geographies in many places are far from being settled despite Prime Minister Andy Burnham's push for strategic authorities to cover all of England.

DEVOLUTION

Madchesterism: Putting music at the heart of devolution

By Tom Kiehl | 17 September 2026

New research makes clear the next phase of devolution is an opportunity to treat music as part of...

FISCAL DEVOLUTION

Call to devolve corporation tax

By Martin Ford | 16 September 2026

The Government has been urged to devolve a portion of corporation tax to mayors.

POLICY AND POLITICS

LCN call for ideas

By Dan Peters | 16 September 2026

The Local Councils Network (LCN) has called for ‘practical, evidence-based’ proposals to present ...

DEVOLUTION

Greater devolution will demand leadership, accountability and purposeful action

By Jon Rowney | 16 September 2026

Rewiring the State offers local government an opportunity to reshape power, services and outcomes...

REORGANISATION

Time for a radical reset

By Piali Das Gupta | 15 September 2026

Following last week’s local government reorganisation-related chaos, Piali Das Gupta looks across...

POLICY AND POLITICS

EXCLUSIVE: Burnham wish for new settlement with sector

By Dan Peters | 10 September 2026

Prime Minister Andy Burnham has told council leaders he wants to ‘create a new settlement between...

REORGANISATION

Future Forum Midlands: Civil servants dismiss timetable speculation for LGR review

By Paul Marinko | 10 September 2026

Council chiefs have revealed government officials have refused to give any clarity on when the re...

REORGANISATION

The local government reorganisation reset changes the recruitment brief

By Liam Young | 09 September 2026

Liam Young examines how councils can reset recruitment, retain talent and rebuild confidence afte...

DEVOLUTION

If Whitehall trusts councils, who do councils trust?

By Manjeet Gill | 09 September 2026

New York’s city government has more power than any English mayor. But its real advantage may be h...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Concerns over reorganisation delay impact on devolution

By Joe Lepper | 08 September 2026

MPs have raised concerns around the impact that a delay to local government reorganisation (LGR) ...

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