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ECONOMIC GROWTH
Levelling-up 'losing its way'
By Martin Ford | 11 March 2021
The Government’s methods of levelling-up are further dividing rather than uniting the country, it...
FINANCE
Mayors call for self-isolation overhaul
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...
MAYORS
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...
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