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WHITEHALL
Is devolution to metro mayors having its intended effect?
By Andrew Carter | 28 May 2024
In the political sphere, the Labour party loudly celebrated its near-clean sweep of victories at ...
LONDON COUNCILS
Healing the sector's crisis with respect
By Paul Marinko | 16 April 2024
As veteran leader Ruth Dombey steps down at the Lib Dem’s longest-held council she makes a plea f...
FINANCE
Daring to be bold
By Piali Das Gupta | 06 March 2024
The MJ’s series on building a new vision for local government, drawing from the 2007 Lyons Review...
DEVOLUTION
London stalling?
By Nick Bowes | 13 February 2024
Nick Bowes sets out the reasons why more progress hasn’t been made on devolution in London and lo...
FINANCE
Fears over digital switchover costs
By Martin Ford | 08 January 2024
Councils face multi-million pound bills as a result of the digital switchover of the telephone sy...
HOUSING
Review into London's 'woeful' housebuilding figures
By Michael Burton | 19 December 2023
Housing secretary Michael Gove has ordered a review into London’s housing shortages claiming the ...
PLANNING
Seriously flawed proposals
By Cllr Darren Rodwell | 17 July 2023
Ministers should drop the Infrastructure Levy and work with councils to improve the current syste...
LEGAL
Aslyum barges plan branded 'cynical and repugnant'
By Martin Ford | 08 June 2023
A council leader has attacked plans to house asylum seekers on barges in ports.
LOCAL DEMOCRACY
Scotland's police must account locally
By George Thorley | 05 June 2023
Details of the Strategic Partnership Agreement for Policing recently signed with COSLA are still ...
GREATER LONDON AUTHORITY
How mission-led design can support councils levelling up
By Frederik Weissenborn | 22 May 2023
Frederik Weissenborn looks at how the learning from the Design Council’s project in partnership w...
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