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ECONOMIC GROWTH
Do not underplay the role of districts in driving economic growth
By Lawrence Conway | 26 April 2017
The green paper underplays the role districts and clusters can play as economic enablers, argues ...
FINANCE
Map the Industrial Strategy around functional economic areas
By Sandra Dinneen | 20 April 2017
The new Industrial Strategy should be rooted in the principles of people and place and mapped aro...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Riding the local government rollercoaster
By Louise Round | 05 April 2017
The last few months have seen ups and downs in Tandridge DC, writes Louise Round.
WHITEHALL
Top-down plan shot down
By Sam Clayden | 22 March 2017
Town halls and experts have kicked back at sweeping proposals urging ministers to impose new devo...
TRANSFORMATION
Five key principles for transformation
By Sandra Dinneen | 28 February 2017
Sandra Dinneen outlines the emerging values for local government transformation.
FINANCE
DCN to lobby Whitehall on future of baseline rate
By Dan Peters | 28 February 2017
The District Councils’ Network (DCN) will lobby the Government for certainty on the future baseli...
WHITEHALL
Javid ignores calls for more council funding
By Dan Peters | 21 February 2017
Whitehall has ignored local government’s calls for new council funding in 2017/18, leaving senior...
PLANNING
Barwell hints at borrowing cap flexibility ahead of housing white paper launch
By Sam Clayden | 02 February 2017
Housing minister Gavin Barwell has hinted that local authorities with strong housing growth could...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
Porter: Local government threw devolution back in ministers' faces
By Sam Clayden | 02 February 2017
The country’s most influential council leader has proclaimed that ‘devolution is dead’ and sugges...
WHITEHALL
EXCLUSIVE: 'Time to jump-start this devo revolution' – IPPR
By Sam Clayden | 01 February 2017
Ministers have been urged to ditch their ‘bloody-mindedness’ and reboot the stalled devolution pr...
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