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Future-proofing devolution
LEGISLATION

Future-proofing devolution

By Professor John Denham | 14 July 2025

Devolution will need strong statutory underpinning and a long-term, cross-departmental ambition if it is to succeed, say Professor John Denham and Sir David Lidington.

PLACE-MAKING

Place is dead, long live Place!

By Stephen Moir | 30 June 2025

It’s time to embrace the opportunity of reform to really put place to the forefront of all that w...

DEVOLUTION

The new health duty on strategic authorities: getting it right

By Tom Lloyd Goodwin | 27 June 2025

If designed and implemented effectively, the new health duty on strategic authorities could play ...

STRONGER THINGS

Colouring in public sector reform

By Jessica Studdert | 29 May 2025

Setting the scene ahead of New Local’s Stronger Things festival, Jessica Studdert says it is time...

REORGANISATION

Reform and reorganisation

By Laura Hughes | 28 May 2025

Laura Hughes asks what Reform UK’s local elections success will mean for local government reorgan...

MAYORS

Sector should welcome mayors with open arms

By Heather Jameson | 21 May 2025

Heather Jameson says: 'Much like reorganisation, strategic authorities offer a blank page to re-w...

DEVOLUTION

English Devolution: Where is it at?

By Paul McDermott | 15 April 2025

Amardeep Gill and Paul McDermott look at what lies ahead for the six Devolution Priority Programm...

DEVOLUTION

London devo isn't done and reorganisation has a way to go

By Heather Jameson | 10 April 2025

Just 25 years on from establishing the London devolution deal, it is vastly out of date, says Hea...

INFRASTRUCTURE

Watchdog gives go ahead to regional energy strategies

By Emily Twinch | 07 April 2025

Utilities watchdog Ofgem has given the go ahead for regions to draw up energy strategies that wil...

REORGANISATION

Reorganisation refashioned

By Ryan Swift | 26 March 2025

Ryan Swift says if existing unitaries are to be reshaped in the longer-term, population size alon...

DEVOLUTION

Devolution's evolution

By Jack Shaw | 20 March 2025

Public services reform and a focus on getting Britain moving through spatial strategies and inwar...

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