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Dithering continues despite Burnham's push for devolution
POLICY AND POLITICS

Dithering continues despite Burnham's push for devolution

By By Joe Lepper | 17 September 2026

Joe Lepper finds devolution geographies in many places are far from being settled despite Prime Minister Andy Burnham's push for strategic authorities to cover all of England.

POLICY AND POLITICS

Local government model 'unsustainable'

By Joe Lepper | 16 September 2026

Wales’ current model of local government is ‘unsustainable’ due to growing demand, financial pres...

POLICY AND POLITICS

LCN call for ideas

By Dan Peters | 16 September 2026

The Local Councils Network (LCN) has called for ‘practical, evidence-based’ proposals to present ...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Pressure grows on ministers to publish reorganisation legal advice

By Dan Peters | 15 September 2026

Pressure was this week growing on ministers to publish the legal advice behind their decision to ...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Rayner insists she is 'not giving up' on 1.5 million homes target

By Dan Peters | 14 September 2026

Housing secretary Angela Rayner has admitted there is now only a ‘slim chance’ of meeting her 1.5...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Temporary accommodation inquiry launched by NAO

By Dan Peters | 11 September 2026

The National Audit Office (NAO) has launched an inquiry into the resilience of temporary accommod...

FUTURE FORUM

Future Forum Midlands: Burnham must resolve tensions, says influential think-tank

By Martin Ford | 10 September 2026

Prime Minister Andy Burnham faces the challenge of turning rhetoric into action, an influential t...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Tourism tax to be charged as a percentage of cost

By Dan Peters | 10 September 2026

The tourism tax in England will be charged as a percentage of the cost of accommodation rather th...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Behind the scenes of this week's reorganisation debacle

By Dan Peters | 10 September 2026

Dan Peters reports on how the reorganisation delay unfolded and the initial reaction from a shock...

POLICY AND POLITICS

EXCLUSIVE: Burnham wish for new settlement with sector

By Dan Peters | 10 September 2026

Prime Minister Andy Burnham has told council leaders he wants to ‘create a new settlement between...

REORGANISATION

Local government reorganisation is a crisis of trust

By Cllr Kevin Bentley | 10 September 2026

Cllr Kevin Bentley says the Government’s approach to reorganisation has damaged finances, trust a...

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