Jacob Rees-Mogg, the minister for Brexit opportunities and government efficiency wants to unravel a decade’s worth of progress on social value. Joe Fyans and Callin McLinden ask if that is wise.
The government must seek to broaden public spending allocations and undo “systemic bias” against rural Britain, according to a new coalition being launched in parliament today.
A reconfigured relationship between central and local government is needed to prevent Britain “sleepwalking into a second lost decade”, a think-tank has said.
Our strategic authorities and city regions should be given a seat at the table of international trade for the sake of delivering place-prosperity, argues Localis’s Joe Fyans.
Local public services remain confusing and frustrating for many citizens to access and must be reformed if the government’s devolution drive is to be a success, the Institute for Government has...
Government plans that would see local authorities funding the extension of Right to Buy to social housing tenants mean “the end of localism”, a Labour shadow cabinet member has said.
Local government will need meaningful fiscal devolution in order to bring about transformation in transport, health, skills and other public services as part of the government’s devolution...
In a statement filled with policy announcements, the chancellor reiterated his commitment to devolution. Councils must get their proposals to the government before they get landed with someone else’s...
Cornwall is set to be the first county to secure a devolution deal from the government, while discussions are underway to reach devolution deals with four cities in England, George Osborne has...
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.
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 next government should establish unitary councils in current two-tier areas of England as part of measures to create the structures needed for devolution from Whitehall, parish councils have said.
