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HOUSING
New Towns report: 'stars align' for mayors
By Martin Ford | 08 October 2025
Mayors are set to take more prominent roles in planning matters, a think-tank has said.
DEVOLUTION
Counties' concern over devolution proposals
By Martin Ford | 25 September 2025
County councils have hit out at proposals to give mayors control over services like health and cr...
REORGANISATION
Reorganisation threat to district services
By Neil Merrick | 23 September 2025
Services provided by district councils must not become an early casualty of local government reor...
HOUSING
Call to abolish Homes England
By Martin Ford | 01 September 2025
A think-tank has called for the abolition of Homes England.
SEND
Overdiagnosis straining SEND system, think tank says
By William Eichler | 28 August 2025
A new report has warned that England’s special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) system i...
SOCIAL CARE
Two-thirds of councils lack safeguarding policy for gender-questioning children
By William Eichler | 27 August 2025
Nearly two-thirds of councils with care responsibilities could not provide a policy on safeguardi...
FINANCE
LGA warning over fair funding transition
By Martin Ford | 18 August 2025
The Local Government Association (LGA) has warned proposed fair funding transition arrangements w...
FUNDING
Call to close culture funding gap
By Martin Ford | 17 July 2025
London receives twice as much culture funding as the North, research by a think-tank has found.
LOCAL ECONOMIES
Green Book blamed for 'political decisions'
By Martin Ford | 23 May 2025
The Green Book is not to blame for perceived investment bias in favour of affluent regions, exper...
SCRUTINY
Scrutiny warning over mayors
By Martin Ford | 08 May 2025
Scrutiny risks being left behind as mayors’ powers grow, a think-tank has warned.
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