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WHITEHALL
Counting the pennies to 2020
By Cllr Ian Parry | 17 August 2016
Every local authority is now considering the complex implications of planning for the abolition o...
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EXCLUSIVE: DCLG leaves door open for delayed mayoral elections
By Sam Clayden | 17 August 2016
The push to hold a wave of mayoral elections next year may be relaxed as part of a shift in the n...
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We need more flexibility on planning
By Cllr Neil Clarke | 16 August 2016
It is important that the performance of councils in approving planning permissions is considered...
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Business rate return could be 'unfair' for counties
By Heather Jameson | 16 August 2016
The ‘well-intentioned’ policy of business rate retention could end up being unfair in two-tier ar...
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Porter condemns EU funding promise
By William Eichler | 15 August 2016
Whitehall’s promise to honour EU funding commitments post-Brexit ‘falls well short,’ council lead...
FINANCE
Planning delays 'not the biggest barrier' to housebuilding
By Sam Clayden | 15 August 2016
Council leaders have denied that planning delays are the biggest barrier to tackling the housing ...
HEALTH
Devo-health more 'delegation than devolution'
By Dan Peters | 12 August 2016
The devo-health agenda is ‘more delegation than devolution despite promises about full-blooded ch...
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Waste permits warning after cash axe
By Dan Peters | 10 August 2016
Councils are being forced to introduce new waste permit schemes to stop neighbouring residents fr...
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Business leaders warn Whitehall to review devo powers
By Jamie Hailstone | 10 August 2016
The Government should think again about plans to devolve powers and create a combined authority a...
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Authorities demand 'fairer funding deal'
By Jamie Hailstone | 10 August 2016
The Tory leader of Shropshire Council has backed calls from neighbouring Telford & Wrekin Council...
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