Mayors

By Martin Ford | 01 March 2021

Local government leaders have called for changes to self-isolation payments to increase complianc...

COUNTY COUNCILS' NETWORK

Heseltine highlights devolution 'botch'

By Martin Ford | 02 February 2021

The former deputy Prime Minister claimed the deals process had curbed ambitions in Cornwall and N...

DEVOLUTION

Devolution requires 'impetus from the top'

By Martin Ford | 26 January 2021

Prime ministerial backing is the key to making a success of devolution, MPs have heard.

DEVOLUTION

Cross-party leaders call to halt the break up of the union

By Heather Jameson | 09 December 2020

A cross-party group of council leaders and mayors has written to the Prime Minister calling for a...

Communities should be at the heart of the recovery phase

By Arianna Giovannini | 02 December 2020

Mayors in the North seem to have grasped the importance of the message that politics can speak to...

WHITEHALL

Tory mayor claims Whitehall blocking devolution

By Martin Ford | 01 December 2020

One of the biggest challenges to devolution comes from civil servants, the Mayor of Cambridgeshir...

WHITEHALL

LGA presses to move powers out of London

By Martin Ford | 19 November 2020

Moving powers from the capital to the regions is more important than moving civil servants, the c...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Remove 'adversarial' funding to level up regions

By Martin Ford | 17 November 2020

Removing competition from local authority funding is needed to level up the country, a think-tank...

DEPARTMENT FOR LEVELLING UP, HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES

Combined authority expansion halted by 'party politics'

By Martin Ford | 09 November 2020

The expansion of the West of England Combined Authority (WECA) has stalled after leaders failed t...

PUBLIC HEALTH

New enforcement powers expected next week

By Martin Ford | 30 October 2020

Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham expects the political process to be wrapped up soon after P...

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