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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.
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14 Oct 19
Clarity is now needed on devolution plans after a white paper was confirmed in the Queen’s Speech, a think-tank has said.
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30 Sep 19
The government will produce a white paper on further devolution in England, the chancellor has announced in his speech to the Conservative Party Conference today.
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20 Sep 19
The UK faces “worsening performance and widening divisions” between areas without a strategy to hand down power to the regions, an inquiry has warned.
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18 Sep 19
Localism is becoming increasingly popular and could restore trust in politicians, an audience heard at a busy Lib Dem conference fringe session.
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22 Aug 19
PF’s Dominic Brady talks to Charlotte Pickles soon after her starting as Reform’s director about justice, social care and the one-year Spending Review.
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30 Jul 19
Prime minister Boris Johnson has promised £3.6bn of support to 100 ‘left behind towns’ in England.
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26 Jul 19
The funding formula for devolved nations is becoming increasingly complex and the government must improve its transparency, MPs have said.
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19 Jul 19
Devolution has “struggled to take root in England” compared to other UK countries, according to Akash Paun, senior fellow at the Institute for Government think tank.
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11 Jul 19
Public sector bodies should involve communities more in their decisions to commission services, a think-tank has said.
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25 Jun 19
Council tax is “regressive and inefficient” and needs to be reformed, academics and politicians have said.
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6 Jun 19
The mass devolution of social security benefits next year represents a “very significant fiscal risk” to the Scottish budget, according to the body responsible for Scotland’s economic forecasts.
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9 May 19
The Welsh first minister has expressed doubts about the future of a United Kingdom as a result of Brexit.
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29 Mar 19
Assuming that, one way or another, at some point in the not too distant future, Brexit happens, the impact on the shape of government and public services will be huge, say Colin and Carole Talbot....
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25 Mar 19
Brexit will have a “huge impact” on devolution with the process of handing down powers to the regions still continuing 20 years on, a think-tank has warned.
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14 Feb 19
The government has rejected plans to devolve powers and funding to Yorkshire.
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21 Nov 18
The Welsh Government has worked hard to protect frontline services from the effects of austerity but there is still more to do, the Welsh cabinet secretary for finance Mark Drakeford says.
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16 Nov 18
Tax-raising powers must be devolved to London boroughs to ease pressure on councils “already on the brink”, an umbrella group has urged.
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22 Oct 18
Devolution offers a solution to mitigate local government’s powers being stripped back to ‘core offers’ focused on social care but it needs funding to do so, says IPPR North’s Anna Round.
16 Jan 20Political leaders in South Yorkshire have agreed to work towards a devolution deal after two years of deadlock.
13 Dec 19Localis chief executive Jonathan Werran analyses what Boris Johnson’s big majority Conservative government will mean for devolution, economic growth and local government finances.
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.
19 Nov 19The next government must provide councils with “genuine devolution”, the chair of the County Councils Network has said.
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...
14 Oct 19Clarity is now needed on devolution plans after a white paper was confirmed in the Queen’s Speech, a think-tank has said.
30 Sep 19The government will produce a white paper on further devolution in England, the chancellor has announced in his speech to the Conservative Party Conference today.
20 Sep 19The UK faces “worsening performance and widening divisions” between areas without a strategy to hand down power to the regions, an inquiry has warned.
18 Sep 19Localism is becoming increasingly popular and could restore trust in politicians, an audience heard at a busy Lib Dem conference fringe session.
22 Aug 19PF’s Dominic Brady talks to Charlotte Pickles soon after her starting as Reform’s director about justice, social care and the one-year Spending Review.
30 Jul 19Prime minister Boris Johnson has promised £3.6bn of support to 100 ‘left behind towns’ in England.
11 Jul 19Public sector bodies should involve communities more in their decisions to commission services, a think-tank has said.
25 Jun 19Council tax is “regressive and inefficient” and needs to be reformed, academics and politicians have said.
6 Jun 19The mass devolution of social security benefits next year represents a “very significant fiscal risk” to the Scottish budget, according to the body responsible for Scotland’s economic forecasts.
9 May 19The Welsh first minister has expressed doubts about the future of a United Kingdom as a result of Brexit.
29 Mar 19Assuming that, one way or another, at some point in the not too distant future, Brexit happens, the impact on the shape of government and public services will be huge, say Colin and Carole Talbot....
25 Mar 19Brexit will have a “huge impact” on devolution with the process of handing down powers to the regions still continuing 20 years on, a think-tank has warned.
21 Nov 18The Welsh Government has worked hard to protect frontline services from the effects of austerity but there is still more to do, the Welsh cabinet secretary for finance Mark Drakeford says.
16 Nov 18Tax-raising powers must be devolved to London boroughs to ease pressure on councils “already on the brink”, an umbrella group has urged.
22 Oct 18Devolution offers a solution to mitigate local government’s powers being stripped back to ‘core offers’ focused on social care but it needs funding to do so, says IPPR North’s Anna Round.
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