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POLICY AND POLITICS
Visitor levy 'chance to prove what devolution can deliver'
By Dan Peters | 06 November 2026
The introduction of the Visitor Levy Bill to Parliament ‘marks one of the biggest steps for fiscal decentralisation this country has seen so far’, the director of think-tank IPPR North Zoë Billingh...
COUNTY COUNCILS' NETWORK
County devolution: Funding, fiscal powers and the challenges ahead
By Simon Edwards | 05 November 2026
Simon Edwards of the County Councils Network calls for stronger fiscal foundations, faster devolu...
FISCAL DEVOLUTION
Local government reform: Fiscal devolution, reorganisation and the future of councils
By Heather Jameson | 04 November 2026
Heather Jameson says: 'The Budget and the reorganisation unpause have both set out a clear direct...
FISCAL DEVOLUTION
Fiscal devolution: Roadmap is a good starting point
By Alex Walker | 04 November 2026
Alex Walker says fiscal devolution has started to take shape. But the destination should be more ...
FISCAL DEVOLUTION
Fiscal devolution: Significant steps away from the centre
By Marcus Johns | 03 November 2026
Marcus Johns sets out the three key features of the Budget’s fiscal devolution roadmap and says t...
DEVOLUTION
Local government reorganisation and devolution: Where is the Government's bigger picture?
By Pete Robbins | 02 November 2026
Fiscal levers, strategic geographies and simpler local structures are a genuine piece of the jigs...
REORGANISATION
Changing places, not just boundaries: what's missing from the LGR announcement
By Adele Gritten | 02 November 2026
As the dust starts to settle following last week’s government announcement on reorganisation, Ade...
BUDGET 2026
A balanced first step on fiscal devolution
By David Phillips | 29 October 2026
The fiscal devolution roadmap makes it clear the system will allow areas to gain financially from...
FISCAL DEVOLUTION
Budget 2026: Fiscal Devolution Roadmap published and new mayors announced
By Martin Ford | 28 October 2026
A raft of new mayors and long-awaited ‘fiscal devolution roadmap’ have been announced by the Gove...
POLICY
Pervasive centralism continues
By Ian Miller | 22 October 2026
A lack of progress with the MHCLG’s review of fees and charges, and a conflict between changes to...
IPPR NORTH
Budget 2026: IPPR North calls for regional growth and cost-of-living action
By Zoe Billingham | 20 October 2026
IPPR North's Zoë Billingham urges tax reform, rent controls and greater fiscal powers for mayors ...
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