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Call for stronger scrutiny of mayors
POLICY AND POLITICS

Call for stronger scrutiny of mayors

By Paul Marinko | 08 July 2026

Stronger accountability and scrutiny of mayors is needed should they be given greater fiscal powers under an Andy Burnham-led government, according to a left-leaning think-tank.

POLICY AND POLITICS

Working around political revolts

By Ann McGauran | 08 July 2026

How can the wave of ‘challenger’ political administrations work successfully with leadership team...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Call to bolster scrutiny under Burnham devo push

By Joe Lepper | 08 July 2026

Stronger accountability and scrutiny of mayors is needed should they be given greater fiscal powe...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Government to strengthen planned child protection authority

By Joe Lepper | 07 July 2026

The Government is to strengthen the powers of its long-promised child protection authority follow...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Funding structures and national policy 'moderate' local Reform and Green ambitions

By Ann McGauran | 07 July 2026

The capacity of Reform UK and the Greens to deliver large-scale change locally has been reined ba...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Reform, Greens and the reality of local government leadership

By Dr Jason Lowther | 07 July 2026

An INLOGOV study of more than 20 councils newly led by Reform or Green administrations after the ...

REORGANISATION

Reed vows to finish local government reorganisation

By Heather Jameson | 06 July 2026

Communities secretary Steve Reed has vowed to finish local government reorganisation before the n...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Should health, care and local government departments merge?

By Christopher Exeter | 03 July 2026

With Andy Burnham poised to become Prime Minister and launch what could be a radical restructure ...

DEVOLUTION

Warning for Burnham over 'rewiring' prospects

By Neil Merrick | 02 July 2026

Andy Burnham’s grand vision to ‘rewire’ Britain rests on shaky foundations, the Prime Minister in...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Balancing politics and governance

By Abdool Kara | 02 July 2026

As political divergence grows, are stronger statutory officer protections needed to safeguard gov...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Burnham's vision puts local government centre stage

By Heather Jameson | 02 July 2026

Burnham's devolution agenda raises expectations, but delivery challenges and local government cap...

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