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POLICY AND POLITICS
Time to empower the places that matter
By Ravi Gurumurthy | 16 May 2025
Labour's Neighbourhood Commission is not just good politics, but good policy says Ravi Gurumurthy.
FINANCE
McMahon: End to 'shaming' preventing bankruptcies
By Martin Ford | 07 May 2025
An end to ‘public shaming’ of councils has helped stem the tide of section 114s, local government...
POLICY AND POLITICS
A time for unity, not division
By Matthew Taylor | 07 May 2025
There is still time to press for more collaborative place working across the public sector, write...
PLANNING
Attempt to thwart Government 'power grab' defeated
By Martin Ford | 01 May 2025
MPs have accused the Government of a ‘power grab’ enabling ministers to change planning rules.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
Taking ministers at their word
By Catherine Howe | 30 April 2025
It makes a big difference to be dealing with ministers who genuinely do believe that the sector ...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Lessons from Canada
By Piali Das Gupta | 29 April 2025
Piali Das Gupta looks across the pond to find out what we can learn about funding local government.
PLANNING
Planning change labelled 'catastrophic'
By Martin Ford | 25 April 2025
Ministers have been told proposals aimed at speeding up planning approval for infrastructure proj...
WHITEHALL
What radical reform looks like
By Professor John Denham | 24 April 2025
There are practical and radical ways to change the way England is governed and make better use of...
POLICY AND POLITICS
The paradox of populism
By Michael Burton | 23 April 2025
When it comes to public spending, left and right are in agreement says Michael Burton.
POLICY AND POLITICS
Rewriting the Green Book
By Martin Ford | 07 April 2025
With a Government review of the Treasury’s investment Green Book under way, Martin Ford looks at ...
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