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DEVOLUTION

The deal with devo

By Heather Jameson | 11 February 2025

Heather Jameson looks at the areas that will get devolution deals, but finds that the real story ...

FINANCE

Financial resilience can't be kept waiting much longer

By Ian Miller | 11 February 2025

Unitary and county councils queuing up for exceptional financial support demonstrates that the ov...

REORGANISATION

A magic population number for local government is a fallacy

By Colin Copus | 10 February 2025

The Government is progressing with a centralisation agenda dividing local government into deliver...

REORGANISATION

Under pressure small unitaries push back over reorganisation

By Dan Peters | 06 February 2025

Smaller unitaries were this week pushing back against the Government’s reorganisation drive, insi...

DEVOLUTION

Progressing with May election is 'massive distraction'

By Ann McGauran | 05 February 2025

The Government’s decision not to let Derbyshire CC postpone its May election will result in ‘a m...

DEVOLUTION

Leicestershire pledges to work with stakeholders on reorganisation

By Ann McGauran | 05 February 2025

Leicestershire CC has confirmed it will press on with drawing up more detailed plans for reorgani...

DEVOLUTION

Six proposals chosen for devolution fast track

By Martin Ford | 05 February 2025

Six devolution proposals have been chosen to join the Government’s priority programme.

REORGANISATION

DCN: Alarming lack of evidence behind mega councils push

By Dan Peters | 31 January 2025

District councils have criticised the lack of evidence behind the Government’s push for new unita...

FISCAL DEVOLUTION

The great fiscal debate

By Martin Ford | 30 January 2025

Ministers have withstood calls for fiscal devolution, but with local government finances in crisi...

FISCAL DEVOLUTION

Questions over financial impact of reorganisation

By Martin Ford | 30 January 2025

Questions have been raised over whether the Government’s approach to local government reorganisat...

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