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20 Jul 21
The government must focus on six key topics to ensure its 'levelling-up' agenda is successful, says Nigel Wilcock, executive director of the Institute of Economic Development.
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8 Jul 21
Borough and county councils have a lack of knowledge as to how their parish and town councils operate, according to local government expert.
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6 Jul 21
A lack of engagement by Westminster with the Scottish Government on the replacement for European Union structural funding has left the devolved employment minister “beyond disappointed”.
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30 Apr 21
Education and health outcomes in devolved nations are often worse than in England despite larger budgets, a think-tank report has claimed.
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16 Apr 21
Councils in Wales face funding pressures of £178m by 2022-23 as Covid-19 and slower growth in Welsh government funding impact on authority budgets, according to new analysis.
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15 Apr 21
Scottish Government’s income tax rates are progressive, but unnecessarily complicated by taxation bands that are too similar, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies.
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9 Apr 21
City mayors need more resources and greater responsibilities, according to a think-tank head, revealing polling suggesting people in English city regions “overwhelmingly” support more devolution.
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11 Mar 21
A strategic transport network for the whole UK is likely to garner more support if funding is not taken from existing devolved budgets, according to interim findings by a government-commissioned...
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18 Nov 20
Uncertainty surrounds Whitehall’s commitment to releasing its grip on spending levers. Rachel Wilcox reports.
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2 Oct 20
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has been asked by Parliament’s Treasury Select Committee asked to explain the arrangements put in place to help devolved administrations mitigate issues arising from the...
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30 Sep 20
The long-awaited white paper outlining plans for further devolution in councils across England is set to be delayed, according the head of the UK2070 Commission.
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3 Jul 20
Local government minister Simon Clarke said the government’s forthcoming devolution white paper will help the country’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.
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3 Apr 20
The devolution of almost £2bn in disability benefits to Scotland has been put on hold to allow the health and social care sectors to focus on their response to the coronavirus pandemic.
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26 Feb 20
Devolution will allow central London boroughs more control over their fate and finances, according to a Centre for London report.
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14 Feb 20
Northern powerhouse minister Jake Berry has quit the government after the prime minister tried to move him to the Foreign Office.
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11 Feb 20
The March Budget must kick off with a devolution parliament if the government is to even begin to repair the damage caused by centralisation, argues Luke Raikes of IPPR North.
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11 Feb 20
Major UK urban local authorities have urged the government to overhaul business rates and council tax systems as part of a move towards greater fiscal devolution.
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4 Feb 20
The government must hand control of skills and training in England to local regions, a group of independent commissioners has said.
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16 Jan 20
Political leaders in South Yorkshire have agreed to work towards a devolution deal after two years of deadlock.
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13 Dec 19
Localis chief executive Jonathan Werran analyses what Boris Johnson’s big majority Conservative government will mean for devolution, economic growth and local government finances.
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2 Dec 19
CIPFA’s Christmas wishlist is dominated by the general election, writes CIPFA chief executive Rob Whiteman.
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26 Nov 19
The UK is more regionally divided in areas such as health, employment and disposable income than comparable countries, think-tank research has found.
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19 Nov 19
The next government must provide councils with “genuine devolution”, the chair of the County Councils Network has said.
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23 Oct 19
Investment might be flowing into local areas but poverty and inequality persist. ‘New municipalism’ is a term that has emerged as an answer to improving local economic development. Dominic Brady...
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17 Oct 19
A promised social care green paper, 100% business rates retention, further devolution - local government policy has been in the realm of fantasy for some time, says the LGIU’s Jonathan Carr-West.
20 Jul 21The government must focus on six key topics to ensure its 'levelling-up' agenda is successful, says Nigel Wilcock, executive director of the Institute of Economic Development.
8 Jul 21Borough and county councils have a lack of knowledge as to how their parish and town councils operate, according to local government expert.
6 Jul 21A lack of engagement by Westminster with the Scottish Government on the replacement for European Union structural funding has left the devolved employment minister “beyond disappointed”.
30 Apr 21Education and health outcomes in devolved nations are often worse than in England despite larger budgets, a think-tank report has claimed.
16 Apr 21Councils in Wales face funding pressures of £178m by 2022-23 as Covid-19 and slower growth in Welsh government funding impact on authority budgets, according to new analysis.
15 Apr 21Scottish Government’s income tax rates are progressive, but unnecessarily complicated by taxation bands that are too similar, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies.
9 Apr 21City mayors need more resources and greater responsibilities, according to a think-tank head, revealing polling suggesting people in English city regions “overwhelmingly” support more devolution.
11 Mar 21A strategic transport network for the whole UK is likely to garner more support if funding is not taken from existing devolved budgets, according to interim findings by a government-commissioned...
18 Nov 20Uncertainty surrounds Whitehall’s commitment to releasing its grip on spending levers. Rachel Wilcox reports.
2 Oct 20Chancellor Rishi Sunak has been asked by Parliament’s Treasury Select Committee asked to explain the arrangements put in place to help devolved administrations mitigate issues arising from the...
30 Sep 20The long-awaited white paper outlining plans for further devolution in councils across England is set to be delayed, according the head of the UK2070 Commission.
3 Jul 20Local government minister Simon Clarke said the government’s forthcoming devolution white paper will help the country’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.
26 Feb 20Devolution will allow central London boroughs more control over their fate and finances, according to a Centre for London report.
14 Feb 20Northern powerhouse minister Jake Berry has quit the government after the prime minister tried to move him to the Foreign Office.
11 Feb 20The March Budget must kick off with a devolution parliament if the government is to even begin to repair the damage caused by centralisation, argues Luke Raikes of IPPR North.
4 Feb 20The government must hand control of skills and training in England to local regions, a group of independent commissioners has said.
16 Jan 20Political leaders in South Yorkshire have agreed to work towards a devolution deal after two years of deadlock.
2 Dec 19CIPFA’s Christmas wishlist is dominated by the general election, writes CIPFA chief executive Rob Whiteman.
26 Nov 19The UK is more regionally divided in areas such as health, employment and disposable income than comparable countries, think-tank research has found.
23 Oct 19Investment might be flowing into local areas but poverty and inequality persist. ‘New municipalism’ is a term that has emerged as an answer to improving local economic development. Dominic Brady...
