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.
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.
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.
Mark Drakeford, Welsh cabinet secretary for finance and local government, talks exclusively to PF about taxes, budget setting and why austerity is a failed policy.
The Local Government Association has called on the government to urgently release its annual devolution report amid fears the process has stalled across the country.
While employment in British cities appears robust, the quality of work on offer is often low and many people are under-employed. Dave Innes of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation asks what can be done to...
Moving public sector jobs outside of London may not bring as many economic benefits as previously expected, a review of the BBC’s move to Manchester has suggested.
Cities should be trusted to get on with delivering economic growth while parliament remains distracted by Brexit, according to a group representing the UK’s main cities outside London.
February’s housing white paper “signalled government has started to understand some of the key issues” that hold back housing delivery, CIPFA conference heard from Eamonn Boylan,...
Devolution done well could deliver growth that would cancel out the damage that will be done to the economy by Brexit, CIPFA conference delegates have heard.
Jon Rouse is navigating Greater Manchester’s health and social care services into uncharted territory. The head of ‘devo health’ talks to PF about what lies ahead
The public is becoming increasingly disengaged with devolution despite its political priority for the government, research from consultancy firm GK Strategy has found.
London’s local government leaders have signed a memorandum of understanding with Whitehall that outlines a road map for further devolution to the city.
