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ECONOMIC GROWTH
Government must match mayoral responsibility with the resources to make it real
By Andrew Carter | 08 April 2026
A significantly expanded Mayoral Capacity Fund would allow MCAs to recruit the commercial, financ...
FINANCE
Fiscal devolution would give mayors crucial levers over tax and spend
By Andrew Carter | 23 March 2026
Andrew Carter says that to guarantee cities’ autonomy and mark what the Chancellor calls a ‘genui...
DATA & DIGITAL
Public wi-fi's critical role
By Gavin Wheeldon | 19 March 2026
Digital inclusion is about giving people the infrastructure, skills and support they need to be a...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Treasury control over transport is stalling regional growth, IPPR warns
By William Eichler | 18 February 2026
Centralised Treasury control over transport spending is constraining regional growth, according t...
PERFORMANCE
Why should we care about the local outcomes framework?
By Jeremy Cooper | 16 February 2026
Jeremy Cooper offers local authorities some suggested dos and don’ts on the new local outcomes fr...
FINANCE
Balancing optimism and realism in Wokingham
By Susan Parsonage | 10 February 2026
Susan Parsonage looks at how the revised financial settlement will impact local authorities such ...
IMPOWER INDEX
Exclusive: London borough is top for productivity
By Ann McGauran | 05 February 2026
Kensington and Chelsea LBC is the most productive council in England, the latest IMPOWER Index To...
IMPOWER INDEX
Suffolk CC does a lot of great work for relatively little public money
By Nicola Beach | 05 February 2026
Across the board, the IMPOWER Top 10 Index shows that Suffolk CC scores well, says Nicola Beach.
IMPOWER INDEX
The Top 10 councils powering ahead on productivity
By Ann McGauran | 05 February 2026
Local government’s leadership may be dealing with a maelstrom of challenges, but the councils who...
AI
Shaping standards for public sector AI
By Viviana Bastidas | 15 January 2026
Local government is under increasing pressure to adopt AI-based tools to improve delivery, but sy...
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