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FINANCE

Getting fiscal devolution right

By Luke Raikes | 28 August 2025

Luke Raikes says local tax powers can help revive the places Whitehall abandoned, and he proposes...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

North-South should be less them and us, and more all of us

By Heather Jameson | 18 August 2025

Heather Jameson says: 'A northern office could help pop the Westminster bubble – a step that can ...

DEVOLUTION

Cornwall charts its own devo course

By Heather Jameson | 13 August 2025

Cornwall Council resisted the conventional route to devolution, striking its own deal without a m...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Looking beyond growth

By Sarah Longlands | 07 August 2025

In an era of no growth, we need to love the economy we have, writes Sarah Longlands.

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Putting the spotlight on place

By Ann McGauran | 06 August 2025

The Government is pushing on with a flurry of policy reforms, but leader of the sector’s place di...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

A missed opportunity?

By Dawn Redpath | 31 July 2025

The Government must look beyond its heartlands in its efforts to drive growth, says Dawn Redpath.

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Growing towards health

By Sharlene McGee | 31 July 2025

New devolution powers and local growth plans should lay the ground for health in all policies, no...

HOUSING

A'no-brainer' approach to utilising empty properties

By Steve Grimshaw | 23 July 2025

The No Use Empty Kent scheme has led the way for 20 years in bringing houses, shops and business...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Economic development needs to be a central driver of reorganisation

By Caroline Green | 22 July 2025

Reorganisation is a rare chance to realign governance with how economies actually function, says ...

FISCAL DEVOLUTION

On the right path to fiscal devo

By Alun Hughes | 16 July 2025

Government accepts the fiscal devolution principle, says Alun Hughes, and he argues that a County...

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