Liverpool backs tourism tax
FINANCE

Liverpool backs tourism tax

By Dan Peters | 25 April 2025

A £2 overnight visitor charge will be introduced in Liverpool from next month after hoteliers backed the move in a ballot.

FINANCE

Mayors' integrated settlements published

By Martin Ford | 09 April 2025

Final details of integrated settlements for Greater Manchester and the West Midlands have been co...

DEVOLUTION

Developing deeper devo growth

By Luke Raikes | 14 March 2025

The English Devolution White Paper rightly puts growth and living standards centre stage, says Lu...

FISCAL DEVOLUTION

Fiscal devolution: No risk, plenty of reward

By Heather Jameson | 14 March 2025

Is mayors' lobbying hiatus on fiscal devolution the right decision, asks Heather Jameson.

POLITICS

Frustrated mayors delay campaign on fiscal devo

By EXCLUSIVE by Dan Peters | 13 March 2025

Labour mayors frustrated by the lack of fiscal devolution are holding back from stepping up their...

FINANCE

Finance warning amid growth fears

By Joe Lepper | 13 March 2025

Pressures on local government could become more acute amid fears of ‘lacklustre’ growth, sector e...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Trump and the town hall

By Bob Neill | 12 March 2025

Donald Trump’s return to the White House has brought with it disruption on a global scale – and ...

DEVOLUTION

Mayors call for 'further and faster' devolution

By Martin Ford | 28 February 2025

Mayors in the north of England are demanding the Government goes ‘further and faster’ with devolu...

DEVOLUTION

Destination: devolution

By David Blackman | 06 February 2025

Destination:devolution

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Ambitious plans are needed for the fix we're in

By Jonathan Werran | 03 February 2025

The Plan for Growth represents continuity in that it ‘misses the target in ways uncannily reminis...

FISCAL DEVOLUTION

The great fiscal debate

By Martin Ford | 30 January 2025

Ministers have withstood calls for fiscal devolution, but with local government finances in crisi...

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