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POLICY AND POLITICS
Government silence on planning fees control timeline
By Dan Peters | 02 April 2026
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has refused to indicate when councils will be enabled to fix their own planning fees.
REORGANISATION
Councils must be empowered to set all fees and charges
By Ian Miller | 02 April 2026
Ian Miller says it’s time to end the centralism where fees and charges 'are set by Whitehall, don...
DEVOLUTION
For devo, much now rests on how Labour responds to its likely local elections drubbing
By Akash Paun | 31 March 2026
Akash Paun says the risk is that political commitment drains away the more devolution resembles h...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Fiscal devolution must be rolled out to as many regions as possible, as quickly as possible
By Shevaun Haviland | 30 March 2026
Allowing regions to retain a share of tax revenues aligns incentives in a way businesses instinct...
FINANCE
Regions facing grant cut as fiscal overhaul takes shape
By Martin Ford | 26 March 2026
Regions will have their Whitehall grant cut if they want to grab a share of national taxation und...
DEVOLUTION
Now it's time to seize the initiative
By Simon Kaye | 25 March 2026
Simon Kaye sees an opportunity for a sceptical sector to push hard for further devolution.
LEADERSHIP
Maximising the power of partnership and investment in the East Midlands
By Ann McGauran | 24 March 2026
A year into her role as the first permanent chief of EMCCA, Amy Harhoff is eying the prize of a s...
FINANCE
Fiscal devolution would give mayors crucial levers over tax and spend
By Andrew Carter | 23 March 2026
Andrew Carter says that to guarantee cities’ autonomy and mark what the Chancellor calls a ‘genui...
FINANCE
The process for fiscal devolution is clear and the deadline is real
By Mike Emmerich | 20 March 2026
Mike Emmerich says that while much remains unresolved, the Chancellor’s proposition to give local...
ELECTIONS
Why empowered councils can inspire the electorate
By Sir Bob Neill | 18 March 2026
Devolving more funding is the answer to improving the lacklustre turnout at local elections, says...
FINANCE
Reeves' dive into fiscal devo may not get to councils
By Heather Jameson | 17 March 2026
In the run up to this week’s Mais lecture, it looked like more of the same. Another keynote fisca...
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- Whitehall looking to collaborate with councils on cohesion
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- Conservatives pledge ban on council four-day work weeks
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