Devolution in England could add £144bn a year to the UK economy by 2020 by handing powers and funds to local enterprise partnerships, according to a report from Localis.
This is a critical moment for public audit, writes Margaret Hodge. In the UK and internationally the challenges facing the public sector are enormous. Soaring demand for services, rising demographic...
English MPs would be given a veto of over income tax rates in the Budget under plans set out by the Conservative party intended to answer the so-called West Lothian Question.
The chair of the Treasury select committee has backed the creation of a grand committee to implement a system of ‘English votes for English laws’, which could also have responsibility for local...
A proposal to create an English grand committee that could be responsible for determining local government finance settlements is among the options put forward by the Conservative Party to implement...
More powers for Scotland must be matched by devolution of tax, spending and welfare powers in England and Wales, according to a poll of council leaders and Cabinet members.
A pledge by UK party leaders to maintain the Barnett Formula for funding public services in Scotland if there is a no vote in Thursday’s independence referendum will increase demands for English...
Councils in England have said that plans being set out by the three main unionist parties to boost the remit of the Holyrood in the event of a no vote in next week’s Scottish independence referendum...
Voters in England want public spending in Scotland to be cut to the level of the UK average if there is a no vote in next month’s independence referendum, a poll has found.
The next government must seize the opportunity to devolve financial powers to city regions in England, the Commons’ local government select committee has recommended.
