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DEVOLUTION
Communities call for funding powers
By Martin Ford | 22 March 2021
Funds aimed at levelling up the country should be devolved to communities, according to a new rep...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Lord Heseltine calls for a cross-government approach to regeneration
By Ann McGauran | 10 March 2021
Lord Heseltine has put the case for a senior cross-departmental Cabinet minister and committee to...
WHITEHALL
Tear down devolution 'barriers,' APPG urges
By Martin Ford | 09 March 2021
Powers should be devolved to councils before reorganisation takes place, a new report has concluded.
FINANCE
LGA pauses tourism levy calls
By Dan Peters | 22 January 2021
The Local Government Association (LGA) has agreed to pause its work gathering an evidence base fo...
LOCAL DEMOCRACY
A letter to Santa from local government in England
By Colin Copus | 23 December 2020
It feels as if local government is on everyone’s ‘naughty list’ at present, says Colin Copus. Her...
WHITEHALL
LGA presses to move powers out of London
By Martin Ford | 19 November 2020
Moving powers from the capital to the regions is more important than moving civil servants, the c...
FINANCE
Online sales tax backed by London
By Martin Ford | 04 November 2020
The local government sector in the capital has advocated the introduction of an online sales tax ...
WHITEHALL
Fixing local government's financial plumbing
By Lizzie Insall | 12 October 2020
The inevitable result of the funding framework for councils is a disempowered local government, u...
REORGANISATION
Unitary aims to set standard for devo deals
By Martin Ford | 06 October 2020
Buckinghamshire Council is to reveal proposals for a devolution deal that it hopes will become a ...
DEVOLUTION
Why devolution resonates with the public
By Professor Edward Cartwright | 30 September 2020
The centre-local disconnect has become starker during COVID-19 – but a survey shows the public d...
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