The extent to which voters trust Westminster politicians to make spending decisions for their area falls away with increasing distance from London, a poll for CIPFA has found.
The UK’s biggest cities could raise an extra £9bn in revenue every year if they could boost their economic performance to match the national average, a study by the Centre for Cities has found.
As the government prepares to devolve more powers to local areas, leaders and decision-makers in public services must ensure that accountability is as local as the delivery
The Barnett formula is increasingly regarded as no longer fit for purpose. A recent report from the Northern Ireland Assembly helps make the case for a needs-based approach.
Gary Porter, the new Conservative chair of the Local Government Association, today called for responsibility for training and skills to be devolved to councils.
Businesses in the North overwhelmingly back the Northern Powerhouse but are urging the government to be more radical on devolution of transport and infrastructure spending.
Scottish Secretary David Mundell has claimed that Scottish National Party demands for Holyrood to take over full responsibility for Scotland’s public finances would be a “shambles”...
Chancellor George Osborne has urged cities in the Midlands to develop plans for metro mayors so that powers over health and social care, transport, housing and skills can be devolved to combined...
A leading credit agency has said that government plans to devolve powers to the nations and city regions could have an impact on the UK’s fiscal framework and credit rating.
Counties that form combined authorities could be able to access a range of additional powers from Whitehall, the government’s Devolution Bill has indicated, but only if they appoint directly...
The Queen’s Speech has delivered on the UK government’s pledge of early legislation to enact the fiscal devolution proposed by the Smith Commission, but gives no indication that David...
Today’s confirmation of a City Devolution Bill should be the starting point for devolution go both further and wider across the country. The government should set out a roadmap to turn devolution...
The Smith Commission plans for further fiscal devolution, due for implementation in legislation to be outlined in tomorrow’s Queen’s Speech, could leave Scotland in a worse economic state...
George Osborne has been warned that making elected mayors a precondition for city devolution presents an ‘impossibly high hurdle’ in some areas and could even derail his Northern Powerhouse plans.
The Local Government Association has called on government to give councils two years to form into groups or combined authorities for devolution from Whitehall. But it said ministers should not impose...
Jim O’Neill, the leading economist who has called for a major programme of devolution to the UK’s cities to boost economic growth, has been named as a Treasury minister in David Cameron’s government...
Chancellor George Osborne has set out plans for a process of devolution to cities across England, but will insist on the creation of elected mayors before Whitehall hands powers to councils.
Ten of the UK’s largest cities have today launched a ‘devolution declaration’ setting out demands for the new government to deliver on city devolution.
CIFPA has today called on the Scottish Government to introduce a modernised fiscal framework that sets out its policy for managing debt and raising taxes.
Chancellor George Osborne’s plan to boost the economy of the north of England through devolution to local authorities has taken a step forward with the creation of a ‘minister for the Northern...
