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POLICY AND POLITICS

Whitehall devolution resistance 'over for good'

By Dan Peters | 24 July 2026

Whitehall resistance to devolution is ‘over for good’, Prime Minister Andy Burnham has insisted a...

REORGANISATION

A generational chance to rethink digital government

By Martin Ford | 22 July 2026

As local government undergoes widespread reorganisation, Oracle and The MJ held a timely round ta...

DEVOLUTION

Devolution is an opportunity, but it needs space to breathe

By Dr Catherine Howe | 22 July 2026

Reorganisation presents the opportunity to think more creatively about constitutions and place-ba...

WHITEHALL

EXCLUSIVE: Whitehall exploring adding teeth to standards regime

By Dan Peters | 21 July 2026

Whitehall officials are attempting to add teeth to the standards regime despite the lack of a pri...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Burnham urged to give greater fiscal responsibility to regions

By Joe Lepper | 16 July 2026

Mayors should be given a 2.5p share of income tax to spend in their area, according to a moderate...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Legal shadow looms over reorganisation decision day

By Dan Peters | 15 July 2026

Several councils due to receive ministerial decisions on their local government reorganisation pr...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Street: Fiscal devolution is next breakthrough

By Joe Lepper | 13 July 2026

Fiscal devolution for the regions should be a priority of Andy Burnham’s first Budget, according ...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Government urged to 'think again' on removing local authorities from ICBs

By Lee Peart | 13 July 2026

The Government has been urged to reconsider plans to remove the statutory right for local governm...

POLITICS

Political change tests organisational maturity

By Adele Wylie | 09 July 2026

Reform UK controls North Northamptonshire Council, having won the majority of seats in the 2025 e...

DEVOLUTION

A new accountability architecture to enable fiscal devolution

By Marcus Johns | 08 July 2026

The next phase of devolution depends on stronger local governance, scrutiny and democratic accoun...

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