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Ian Miller

Ian Miller

Articles by Ian Miller

Review must not be a Welsh assets grab

By Ian Miller | 02 October 2024

Ian Miller presents a personal critique of the Government’s plans for potential merging of local ...

Districts need long-term funding certainty

By By Ian Miller | 12 September 2024

The District Councils' Network sent off its submission to the Treasury about the Budget this week...

Driving an inclusive approach to devolution

By By Ian Miller | 24 July 2024

The District Councils’ Network is clear there is a compelling and positive case for districts to ...

Election reflection

By Ian Miller | 08 July 2024

Ian Miller offers his personal reflections on polling day and the count in Wyre Forest, and he ma...

Caution needed around taxation of pensions

By Ian Miller | 26 June 2024

Any government contemplating reintroduction of the lifetime allowance should give early and maxim...

Pondering productivity

By Ian Miller | 11 June 2024

When councils are being asked to finalise productivity plans, the sight of a Royal Mail employee ...

districtview

By Ian Miller | 30 April 2024

Perhaps the sector would benefit from clear KPIs for the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and...

The dead hand of centralism holds back productivity

By Ian Miller | 20 March 2024

If councils had the tools, most if not all of them could by now have set fees to recover the full...

Government's thinking on transport integration is confused

By Ian Miller | 06 February 2024

Current arrangements for taxi licensing in shire counties work well and do not need to be disturb...

The problem with productivity plans

By Ian Miller | 05 February 2024

The final finance settlement contained some welcome changes, but they are one-off repairs that do...