Policy-and-politics - Page 292

12 November 2014

There can’t be many local authorities who want to be on the front page of the Daily Mail, but Bri...

FINANCE

Barnett's impact to shrink as Scotland gains taxation powers

By Dan Peters | 11 November 2014

The importance of the Barnett formula will be ‘proportionately diminished’ when a greater degree ...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Metro-centralism peril

By Jonathan Carr-West | 11 November 2014

There’s a risk of replacing excessive centralism with excessive metro-centralism if the devolouti...

FINANCE

Where Lyons purred, councils can roar

By John Healey | 11 November 2014

John Healey looks at the key points of the Lyons review and highlights the challenges local autho...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

The 39 LEPs?

By Dan Peters | 11 November 2014

Having replaced the Regional Development Agencies in 2010, the Local Enterprise Partnerships have...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

LGA chair Sparks recovering after Commons collapse

By Jonathan Werran | 06 November 2014

The chair of the Local Government Association, Cllr David Sparks, is to recover at home after col...

WHITEHALL

English support for greater devolution

By Jonathan Werran | 05 November 2014

Four-in-five people living in England support the devolution of more powers to local areas, polls...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

The hard work of electoral registration can never stand still

By Peter Wardle | 04 November 2014

Peter Wardle sets out the Electoral Commission's preparations to support Electoral Registration O...

WHITEHALL

Full Scottish income tax devolution 'EVEL' mistake, claims NIESR

By Jonathan Werran | 03 November 2014

Granting full devolution of income-raising powers to Scotland could undermine the right of Scotti...

HEALTH

Lamb roars against 'ridiculous' health and care divide

By Dan Peters | 31 October 2014

Lib Dem minister Norman Lamb has called for an end to the ‘ridiculous divide’ between health and ...

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