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Call to devolve employment support
DEVOLUTION

Call to devolve employment support

By Martin Ford | 17 April 2026

Mayors should be enlisted to provide support for people out of work due to ill health, a new report has urged.

COUNCIL TAX

Council tax revaluation urged

By Martin Ford | 10 April 2026

The Government has been urged to carry out a council tax revaluation as part of a simplification ...

ADULT SOCIAL CARE

Councils cutting services to pay for social care, think tank warns

By William Eichler | 08 April 2026

Councils are raiding reserves and slashing non-statutory services to keep pace with a ‘precarious...

FINANCE

Call for Welsh tax divergence from England

By Martin Ford | 20 March 2026

Wales should diverge from England on local taxation, the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has r...

FINANCE

IFS: Mansion tax a 'poor substitute' for comprehensive reform

By Martin Ford | 18 March 2026

The Scottish Government’s mansion tax must be a springboard for further council tax reform, the I...

FINANCE

Future Forum: SEND bail out risks disincentivising action says IFS

By Paul Marinko | 12 March 2026

The Government’s bail out of Special Educational Need and Disabilities (SEND) deficits risks disc...

FINANCE

Call for integrating council tax support into universal credit

By William Eichler | 11 March 2026

Council tax support for working-age households in England could be integrated into Universal Cred...

STRATEGIC AUTHORITIES

Call to bolster powers of strategic authorities

By Martin Ford | 29 January 2026

Strategic authorities require more freedoms and capacity to drive growth and reform, a think-tank...

PEOPLE

Studdert departs New Local for No10

By Heather Jameson | 01 December 2025

The chief executive of local government think-tank New Local has been appointed as special advise...

DEVOLUTION

Tourist tax could pave way to greater fiscal devolution

By Martin Ford | 28 October 2025

Enabling mayors in England to levy tourist taxes could pave the way for greater fiscal devolution...

HOUSING

New Towns report: 'stars align' for mayors

By Martin Ford | 08 October 2025

Mayors are set to take more prominent roles in planning matters, a think-tank has said.

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You’ll join a supportive and ambitious leadership environment, with strong corporate Apply for this job

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Housing is one of the most high profile and closely scrutinised areas in local government Apply for this job

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