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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
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...
SPENDING REVIEW
Spending Review: The implications for economic development and growth
By Nigel Wilcock | 12 June 2025
The importance of economic development within the Spending Review to managing the delivery of pro...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
How great city regions can shine again
By Mike Emmerich | 20 May 2025
More of the ‘good London effect’ is needed in more of the country, without the bad capital city e...
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- Shadow minister warns devolution Bill will 'die' without talks
- Ahead of LGR decisions, tribalism hasn't had the chance to take hold in Norfolk
- Call for developers to be hit with stick
- DCN rebrands to Local Councils Network amid reorganisation
- A rocket booster has been fired under the tax devo debate
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£79,119 – £92,538
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- Shadow minister warns devolution Bill will 'die' without talks
- Ahead of LGR decisions, tribalism hasn't had the chance to take hold in Norfolk
- Call for developers to be hit with stick
- DCN rebrands to Local Councils Network amid reorganisation
- A rocket booster has been fired under the tax devo debate
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