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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...
MANAGEMENT
How do you close down a council?
30 July 2019
Two new unitaries – Dorset Council and BCP Council – came into being on 1 April this year. Mike H...
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