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Budget 2026: IPPR North calls for regional growth and cost-of-living action
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 to drive regional growth.

POLICY AND POLITICS

Give mayors 5% of income tax, think-tank says

By William Eichler | 23 September 2026

Mayors should be given a 5% share of income tax revenues to shift £3.8bn a year from Whitehall an...

POLICY AND POLITICS

EXCLUSIVE: LGA vice-chair calls for devolution boundary review

By Dan Peters | 30 July 2026

A vice-chair of the Local Government Association (LGA) has called for the geographies of the ‘les...

DEVOLUTION

Making devolution deliver for the next generation

By Mirte Boot | 26 June 2026

Bold action on powers, funding and collaboration will determine whether devolution transforms com...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Reeves' fiscal devolution must be ambitious and impactful

30 April 2026

Interim head of IPPR North, Mirte Boot, says chancellor Rachel Reeves has offered an opportunity ...

IPPR NORTH

Devolution must be felt tangibly by communities

By Zoe Billingham | 05 March 2026

Government and local authorities should use the ongoing process of reorganisation to revive democ...

DEVOLUTION

The visitor levy has the potential to be the start of a cultural shift in Government

By Zoe Billingham | 13 January 2026

Mayors will always be ultimately under the control of government without some financial freedom, ...

FUNDING

Call to close culture funding gap

By Martin Ford | 17 July 2025

London receives twice as much culture funding as the North, research by a think-tank has found.

FUNDING

The Government is getting it

By Zoe Billingham | 24 June 2025

All in all, the Government is getting it, says Zoë Billingham. ‘Improving living standards in eve...

SCRUTINY

Scrutiny warning over mayors

By Martin Ford | 08 May 2025

Scrutiny risks being left behind as mayors’ powers grow, a think-tank has warned.

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Executive Director of Finance and Assets (Section 151 Officer)

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You will also lead a more strategic approach to West Surrey’s assets, income and commercial activity. Apply for this job

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Shape the future of a digitally enabled borough Apply for this job

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