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12 Dec 16
The economies of post-industrial towns must be made more resilient if the North is to prosper after the UK leaves the European Union, delegates at IPPR North’s State of the North conference...
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6 Dec 16
More than £1bn from the latest round of European Union structural funding for Wales has now been invested in schemes across the country, Welsh finance secretary Mark Drakeford has confirmed.
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5 Dec 16
With rifts in cabinet and country over Brexit, and rumours about the chancellor being sidelined, questions are being asked over the size of the Treasury’s influence
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23 Nov 16
Chancellor Philip Hammond today set out three new fiscal rules as he confirmed the government had abandoned its plan to reach a spending surplus by 2020.
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21 Nov 16
NHS finances seem set for a reckoning, but it may come in the 2017 Autumn Statement rather than this week’s announcement by Philip Hammond
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16 Nov 16
CIPFA chief executive Rob Whiteman has called on chancellor Philip Hammond to give public bodies greater flexibility to respond to Brexit and other areas of financial uncertainty.
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16 Nov 16
Local government leaders from across the UK have today united in a call for further devolution across the country following Brexit, including greater fiscal autonomy for councils.
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15 Nov 16
Ahead of addressing the CIPFA Wales conference later this month, Welsh Government cabinet secretary for finance Mark Drakeford sets out the challenges for public services posed by Brexit and...
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14 Nov 16
The government has been urged to set out a plan for more independent local government following the Brexit vote, with clear powers and a vision for the role of councils in driving prosperity.
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11 Nov 16
The financial sustainability of higher education is uncertain, according to the government’s university funding body.
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2 Nov 16
The UK economy will slow down in 2017, with the triggering of the Article 50 process to leave the European Union among the risks to growth, an analysis from the National Institute of Economic and...
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27 Oct 16
Economic growth fell in the first three months following the UK’s vote to leave the European Union, according to data published by the Office for National Statistics – but the preliminary...
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27 Oct 16
While being mindful of uncertainty caused by the EU vote, local authorities are tough, so will be determined to gain repatriated powers and budgets
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24 Oct 16
The fall in the value of the pound has created a hole in the EU’s budget for next year, according to the chief negotiator from the European Parliament.
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24 Oct 16
Prime minister Theresa May risks provoking a constitutional crisis if she fails to reach agreement with the three devolved administrations on the course of the UK’s exit from the European Union, the...
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20 Oct 16
The Brexit vote suggested a collapse in public trust in political institutions. While the government negotiates the terms of our EU departure, it also needs to focus on fixing skills, housing and...
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19 Oct 16
The prognosis for the NHS in a post-Brexit world is still very uncertain. What are the issues to watch out for as negotiations unfold?
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14 Oct 16
Cabinet Office minister Ben Gummer has said the Brexit vote must lead to a “massive profound change” in the way that public services are organised to make them more responsive to the needs of...
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13 Oct 16
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3 Oct 16
Philip Hammond has indicated the Treasury will be prepared to revisit government spending plans throughout the process of leaving the European Union.
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3 Oct 16
Theresa May has set out plans to pass a “Great Repeal Act” that will incorporate European Union law into Westminster statute and then allow the government to begin to remove provisions following...
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29 Sep 16
The silent giant of the EU’s economy, the European Investment Bank, needs to be less secretive, more accountable and firmer about corruption.
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29 Sep 16
Planning for Britain’s exit from the European Union could cost the government £65m a year and involve hiring 500 new civil servants, the Institute for Government has said.
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27 Sep 16
A Labour government would guarantee regional development scheme spending levels in line with European structural fund allocations over the next decade, shadow foreign secretary Emily Thornberry has...
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22 Sep 16
Cities in the UK are lagging behind their European counterparts in terms of productivity, skills and innovation, which will harm the country’s competitiveness in a post-Brexit world, a report has...