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Stronger devo can solve the London problem
DEVOLUTION

Stronger devo can solve the London problem

By Patrick Diamond | 23 September 2025

Relationships between the capital and Whitehall may have improved but its underpowered mayoralty requires urgent fiscal and planning autonomy, argue Jack Shaw and Patrick Diamond.

HOUSING

Barnet has housebuilding nailed

By Cath Shaw | 08 August 2025

Barnet is one of the few London boroughs to hit its housing growth targets and its £8bn Brent Cro...

FINANCE

Shifting the presssure

By Martin Ford | 07 August 2025

With consultation set to close on the fair funding review, Martin Ford looks at the challenges fa...

FINANCE

The cost of fair funding

By Jon Rowney | 07 August 2025

Housing costs must be included in measures of deprivation as part of the fair funding review, wri...

CENTRE FOR CITIES

A time for celebration

By Cllr James Lewis | 06 August 2025

Cllr James Lewis looks back on three decades of collaboration between Core Cities and London Coun...

FINANCE

'Serious issues' over fair funding formula

By Martin Ford | 01 August 2025

A key part of the proposed Fair Funding formula must be removed due to ‘serious issues’, London C...

DEVOLUTION

London's fundamental problem

By Dr Simon Kaye | 21 July 2025

The 25th anniversary of the Greater London Authority should prompt serious reflection, says Dr Si...

INTERVENTION

McMahon names Croydon commissioners

By Martin Ford | 18 July 2025

Commissioners have been appointed at Croydon LBC despite protestations from the council’s mayor.

INTERVENTION

Concern over London borough's improvement 'buy-in'

By Martin Ford | 15 July 2025

Envoys have questioned the commitment of councillors and staff to the ‘improvement journey’ at To...

FUNDING

London to be 'short-changed' by funding review

By Martin Ford | 09 July 2025

Inner London boroughs could see their funding slashed by more than a quarter as a result of the f...

LGA CONFERENCE

London funding boost 'politically indefensible'

By Martin Ford | 02 July 2025

Any funding reform that resulted in more money going to London boroughs would be ‘politically ind...

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