Mayors

By Michael Burton | 19 February 2024

In an exclusive interview, Lord Heseltine, the longstanding advocate of elected mayors, tells Mic...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

'There's no national growth without local growth'

By Greg Clark | 19 February 2024

With an eye on the upcoming Budget and the General Election, Greg Clark outlines why local govern...

DEVOLUTION

London stalling?

By Nick Bowes | 13 February 2024

Nick Bowes sets out the reasons why more progress hasn’t been made on devolution in London and lo...

BUSINESS

Croydon to wind down Brick by Brick

By Martin Ford | 12 February 2024

Croydon LBC’s mayor is set to give the go-ahead to officially wind down the council’s development...

COMBINED AUTHORITY

Government's thinking on transport integration is confused

By Ian Miller | 06 February 2024

Current arrangements for taxi licensing in shire counties work well and do not need to be disturb...

DEVOLUTION

Plan to fight poverty

By Adrian Dougherty | 05 February 2024

Adrian Dougherty sets out lessons from a joined-up approach to addressing child poverty at North ...

SKILLS

National Apprenticeship Week: Focusing on local talent needs

By Nicola Hay MBE | 02 February 2024

A co-ordinated effort between businesses, metro mayors, local authorities, and the Government is ...

FINANCE

Lyons: Where are we now?

By Michael Burton | 23 January 2024

The Lyons review of local government was published 17 years ago. If the inquiry recommendations h...

Turntable titans do battle

17 January 2024

It’s back for a third year, the charity music event that has everyone screaming: ‘Take our cash! ...

FINANCE

Shadow minister backs Total Place return

By Martin Ford | 16 January 2024

Labour’s shadow local government minister has suggested a return to Total Place to tackle local g...

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