A former Labour first minister has told PF that the divergence of political values between Scotland and England has left him ready to back independence.
A leading Brexit campaigner has said negotiations to leave the EU represent an opportunity to “rebalance the whole of the United Kingdom constitution”.
Following the Brexit vote, the London Finance Commission has a unique opportunity to develop proposals for further fiscal devolution that create incentives to boost growth. But it must get the...
Growing uncertainty over the future of European funding for infrastructure and regeneration projects across England will hit economic growth unless there is clarity from government soon, councils...
The Scottish Welfare Fund, which provides support to individuals and families in financial need, has been underspent for a third successive year, prompting fears about how effective Scotland’s...
Sadiq Khan is to reconvene the London Finance Commission in order to develop beefed-up fiscal devolution plans for the capital following the Brexit vote.
There needs to be a “step change” in the way the civil service does business in the wake of Brexit and other challenges, the comptroller and auditor general has said.
City leaders must make the case for devolution to the new government if the programme is to continue under Theresa May’s administration, a leading localism expert has told CIPFA’s annual...
The interim mayor of Greater Manchester Tony Lloyd has called for the powers and investment in towns, cities and regions across the whole of England to be boosted as part of a devolution drive.
The public finances have become increasingly dependent on taxation raised from London in the last decade, while the share of revenue raised from a host of other cities has fallen, a report has found.
Devolving around one-third of corporation tax to cities could help provide the local funding and incentives necessary to boost UK productivity, a report by the New Local Government Network has...
Scotland’s seven cities have presented Holyrood with a shopping list of powers, including fiscal responsibilities, which they say are needed to compete with English and other cities that are getting...
The aims of the government’s devolution drive have multiplied, while the limits of centralised public finances are being exposed. More transparent ways of doing decentralisation are needed
IPPR North has called for a review of how transport projects are funded across the north of England in order to recognise the role of small and medium sized cities and towns in the government’s...
Scotland should use the devolution of powers over tax and social security as an opportunity to create a single government department to run both systems, an independent think-tank has proposed.
Northern Powerhouse devolution plans should focus on boosting productivity, particularly improvements to skills and transport within cities, according to the Centre for Cities.
Councils need additional fiscal freedoms following devolution of business rates in order to mitigate the risk of making local services dependent on such a volatile source of income, a report has...
Lord Kerslake does not hold back when it comes to challenging government policy. The former civil service chief talks to PF about what’s wrong with the housing bill, his review of the Treasury...
