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DEVOLUTION
Mayors demand fiscal freedoms
By Martin Ford | 06 July 2021
The Government has been urged to go further with devolving powers to existing combined authorities.
WHITEHALL
Former minister tells government: Stop being so ridiculously tribal
By Dan Peters | 26 May 2021
Ex-Treasury minister Lord Jim O’Neill has told the Government to stop being ‘so ridiculously trib...
FINANCE
A legacy in London
By Heather Jameson | 20 April 2021
John O’Brien is stepping down as chief executive of London Councils after 14 years. Heather James...
FINANCE
Fiscal devo 'would avoid need' for legal challenge to levelling fund
By Heather Jameson | 08 April 2021
A legal challenge of the ‘troublingly opaque’ Levelling Up Fund would not be needed if the Govern...
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...
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