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FINANCE

NILGA in pre-election powers and resources call

By Dan Peters | 05 December 2019

Northern Ireland’s Parliamentary candidates have been urged to prioritise granting greater powers...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

A bandwagon that won't stop rolling

By Colin Copus | 27 November 2019

The arguments for creating large unitary authorities have not been developed in an evidence-based...

LEGISLATION

Northants reorg stalled amid election

By Heather Jameson | 08 November 2019

Plans to reorganise cash-strapped Northamptonshire CC have stalled amid the general election.

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Sharing is caring

By Kate Kennally | 06 November 2019

Kate Kennally argues that, for Cornwall to catch up with the rest of the UK, the Shared Prosperit...

HEALTH

EXCLUSIVE: Single tier fear reignited

By Martin Ford | 30 October 2019

County councils are being offered the option of unitary local government as part of a devolution ...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Route to restoring local democracy in Scotland

By Keith Yates | 15 October 2019

The first article in this series set out the context for restoring local democracy in Scotland. L...

REORGANISATION

Unitary blueprint published by Leicestershire

By Paul Marinko | 15 October 2019

Leicestershire CC has reiterated its support for a single unitary council to replace the county a...

WHITEHALL

EXCLUSIVE: Funding withheld from LEPs

By Dan Peters | 30 September 2019

Five local enterprise partnerships (LEPs) have had capacity funding withheld in 2019/20 because t...

DEPARTMENT FOR LEVELLING UP, HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES

Northamptonshire shadow elections set for May 2020

By Martin Ford | 23 September 2019

Laws paving the way for the reorganisation of local government in Northamptonshire will pass thro...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Wheatley at 50 – plus ça change?

By Bill Howat | 04 September 2019

In 1969, the Wheatley review of Scottish local government said something was seriously wrong with...