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AUTUMN BUDGET

Budget 2026: Chancellor confirms £285m Good Growth funding

By William Eichler | 28 October 2026

Mayors and local leaders will receive £285m of Good Growth funding and will have new borrowing powers, the chancellor confirmed in his Budget speech today.

Rewiring the state: Shock treatment for councils?

By Steve Leach | 01 October 2026

Colin Copus and Steve Leach ask if a rewired state will lead local government to blow a fuse.

DEVOLUTION

Quango conundrum

By Ann McGauran | 27 August 2026

Rewiring the State promises a serious look at whether arm’s-length bodies’ powers and funding sh...

HERITAGE

Let's treat heritage buildings as civic infrastructure

By Jonathan Werran | 29 July 2026

Jonathan Werran asks if heritage buildings can prove an unlikely policy winner for a prime minist...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Making local growth happen

By David Godfrey | 23 July 2026

As Andy Burnham takes office, David Godfrey considers the further steps the Prime Minister could ...

AI

Can AI strengthen strategic planning in England?

By Samer Bagaeen | 02 July 2026

Samer Bagaeen examines why digital spatial development strategies must strengthen local democracy...

GOVERNANCE

Renewed intent for governance

By Jonathan Werran | 01 July 2026

Localis and the Centre for Governance and Scrutiny are set to launch a new programme to revisit a...

POLICY AND POLITICS

'Fiscal devolution to be more likely with Burnham as PM'

By By Dan Peters | 24 June 2026

Fiscal devolution will ‘likely become more important’ with Andy Burnham as Prime Minister, expert...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Managing the mission to beef up growth

By Ann McGauran | 10 June 2026

The National Wealth Fund has significantly broadened its remit. Through its regional project acce...

DEVOLUTION

Building trust, capacity and accountability in England's strategic authorities

By Sandy Forsyth | 04 June 2026

To address the complexities in the evolution of strategic authorities, devolution needs to work b...

DEVOLUTION

Devolution could 'deepen regional imbalances'

By Martin Ford | 03 June 2026

The Government’s chosen path of devolution could make regional inequality in England worse, a thi...