Post-Brexit funding for councils promised by the government must be fully funded and devolved to avoid a “damaging” funding gap, northern metro mayors have said.
CIPFA conference returns to Bournemouth and the South West next week. Neil Merrick takes a look at some of the opportunities and challenges facing this beautiful but sometimes neglected region....
Despite a torrid first five years, Police Scotland is well positioned to balance its books and deliver improved policing to the public, according to chief finance officer James Gray.
Devolving control over all taxes, rates, fees and charges would equip local authorities to meet financial challenges head on, says Alison Payne of Reform Scotland.
Mayors have expressed their frustration at a lack of dialogue between central and local government in Brexit negotiations, at a select committee hearing.
Automation and globalisation will put one in four jobs at risk in British cities outside the South, according to a report from Centre for Cities out today.
A cross-party parliamentary group has been set up to lobby for progress on the Northern Powerhouse agenda, which was championed by George Osborne when he was chancellor.
Joseph Rowntree Foundation economist Dave Innes has marked Greg Clark’s homework and asks if the industrial strategy will create better, higher-paying jobs in every part of the UK.
Scrapping 201 district councils in England and giving the rest London-style powers could boost the economy by £31bn over five years, ResPublica has stated.
Local leaders must be given greater powers and a constitutional role in dealing with challenges such as Brexit, industrial strategy and reforms to local government finances, says the Local...
Today Essex Council starts selling lottery tickets to raise money for 'good causes' in its communities. It is the first county council to set up a lottery in a growing trend of local...
The first ministers of Wales and Scotland have written to the government urging it to work with them to ensure powers are devolved to them post-Brexit.
Brexit means a new model of devolution is needed because different areas of the UK have varying capacities to cope with leaving the EU, a CIPFA North East event has heard.