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COHESION

Why local growth promotes unity

By Tom Lloyd Goodwin | 28 October 2025

Tackling inequality isn’t just about investing in the high-growth sectors of the Industrial Strategy. Dr Tom Lloyd-Goodwin argues it’s time to turn attention to the everyday economy.

HOUSING

Delivery of housing can be turbo-charged

By Cllr John Merry | 09 October 2025

Cities and central government must work together to tackle the viability barriers to housing deli...

HOUSING

Time to step up the pace

By Heather Jameson | 08 October 2025

Heather Jameson canvasses sector experts’ views on the New Towns Taskforce report, and finds a hi...

DEVOLUTION

The politics of shaping place

By Annabel Smith | 07 October 2025

Annabel Smith detected a shift in focus towards local leadership at this year’s Labour Party conf...

Labour conference: McGuinness calls for more health devolution

By Heather Jameson | 02 October 2025

More should be done to devolve health, mayor of the North East Kim McGuinness has told a Labour P...

LABOUR

Labour conference: Growth could be derailed by Reform, warns Brabin

By Heather Jameson | 30 September 2025

West Yorkshire Mayor Tracy Brabin has warned Labour councillors that growth plans could be ‘derai...

DEVOLUTION

Counties' concern over devolution proposals

By Martin Ford | 25 September 2025

County councils have hit out at proposals to give mayors control over services like health and cr...

COUNCIL TAX

Labour must bite the bullet on a property tax

By Ben Page | 22 July 2025

Ben Page says that for years, politicians have shied away from the challenge of council tax refor...

POLITICS

Total Place: The next generation

By Heather Jameson | 09 July 2025

The Government is exploring how it can build on the legacy of Total Place by testing the pooling ...

LGA CONFERENCE

Central and local government will transform the country for the better

By Georgia Gould | 03 July 2025

Writing in the week of the LGA Conference, Jim McMahon and Georgia Gould say this government was ...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Could they be a contender?

By Jack Shaw | 03 July 2025

If Reform-controlled authorities prove dysfunctional or obstructive will that erode trust in both...