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FINANCE

Forget intervention – fully fund local government

By Heather Jameson | 09 November 2022

Heather Jameson suggests it is deeply ironic that the Government is now looking at how best to in...

CITY DEALS

Is our governance fit for purpose?

By Jessica Studdert | 09 November 2022

The 2020s have been rocky so far, but Jessica Studdert argues we must not allow our institutions ...

WHITEHALL

We must escape the time warp

By Bob Neill | 09 November 2022

Following the latest push for reform resulting from the recent report on English devolution by th...

CLIMATE CHANGE

Can Rishi be a 'zero hero'?

By Mo Baines | 08 November 2022

The upcoming Autumn Statement will give new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak a golden chance to sow the...

CLIMATE CHANGE

Time for action

By Jonathan Werran | 08 November 2022

Climate change and extreme weather conditions require a long-term, whole-place response to mitiga...

FINANCE

A defining moment for levelling up

By Sir Stephen Houghton | 08 November 2022

Sir Stephen Houghton warns Rishi Sunak and Jeremy Hunt have some huge economic choices to make, b...

ENERGY

Tackling the crises from the bottom up

By Paul Shevlin | 08 November 2022

The current cost of living crisis may be a national government issue but there is a lot that dist...

WHITEHALL

Setting out an ambition for local growth funding

By Jack Shaw | 08 November 2022

Jack Shaw says it may have become harder to imagine a brighter future for council finances, but i...

FINANCE

Putting parks at the heart of our places

By Paul O’Brien | 08 November 2022

When the going got tough during the pandemic, local parks and green spaces were seen as the jewel...

ENVIRONMENT

Local leaders can be a port in a storm

By Ben Simcock | 02 November 2022

Between the mini-Budget, energy crisis, near daily policy changes and the cost of living (which h...

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