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25 Jun 20
Liverpool City Council has submitted a £1.4bn post coronavirus recovery fund to the government, aimed to prevent a socio-economic crisis deeper than the 1980s recession.
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14 Nov 18
If we are to stand any chance of breaking the ‘necklace of neglect’ encircling swathes of the UK, we need a heavy-hitting minister to fight for a non-metropolitan urban agenda, says Peter...
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11 May 18
Councils cannot wait to be rescued by friendlier politicians. They need to be ambitious and bold, says Liverpool mayor Joe Anderson.
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19 Sep 17
Liverpool Council has suspended its chief executive, who is currently on bail in connection with a fraud probe, to allow it to carry out its own independent investigation into him.
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31 Aug 17
Liverpool City Region elected mayor Steve Rotheram has named Trades Union Congress regional secretary Lynn Collins as chair of his new Fairness and Social Justice Advisory Board.
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23 Aug 17
Liverpool’s deputy mayor Ann O’Byrne offers some practical suggestions about what can be done to improve women’s representation in local government
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11 May 17
The newly elected metro mayors will have to tackle the problem of slow inclusive growth in their areas, according to latest research.
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21 Jun 16
A local social stock exchange is to be piloted in Liverpool and the Wirral, it was announced today.
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13 Apr 16
With five years of evidence, it is time to look beyond the headlines to the practicalities of making the devolution deals work on the ground.
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20 Nov 15
The devolution deal we negotiated with government this week is no panacea.
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20 Nov 15
After months of negotiations central government has reached agreement with the Liverpool City Region and West Midlands combined authorities for the devolution of powers and funding away from...
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18 Nov 15
Labour shadow ministers and seven council leaders have warned that cuts to local government are hitting those most in need of help and further reductions risk undermining the fabric of communities.
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17 Nov 15
With today’s agreement of devolution deals for Birmingham and Liverpool city regions, it is full steam ahead for the government’s devolution project. But one question remains to be...
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17 Nov 15
Chancellor George Osborne has struck devolution deals with Birmingham and Liverpool city regions, giving the areas control over infrastructure investment, transport and skills in return for the...
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11 Nov 15
There is little disagreement with the principle of government’s plans for devolution revolution in England. But now that the chancellor has begun putting his money where his mouth is, it looks like...
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27 Feb 15
Whoever wins the next election needs to put the brakes on austerity. It’s time to press the reset button on local government finance.
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4 Jul 12
Liverpool is undergoing a business-led transformation under its newly elected mayor. Can the makeover be made to work for all its citizens, asks Peter Hetherington