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Norfolk and Suffolk look to combine devo bids

By Dan Peters | 18 September 2015

Norfolk and Suffolk could form a joint combined authority after all despite missing the Governmen...

Directors criticise 'unreasonable' in-year grant cut

By Dan Peters | 17 September 2015

Children’s services directors have labelled proposals to slash the youth justice grant by a furth...

PM criticised over transformation message

By Dan Peters | 16 September 2015

Private companies will not solve a crisis in children’s social care, prime minister David Cameron...

Devo plans hit as Whitehall takes firm stance on powers

By Dan Peters | 16 September 2015

Devolution hopes have been dashed in areas throughout the country after the Government revealed a...

Trickett: Devolution tied to spending cuts doesn't work

By Dan Peters | 15 September 2015

The new shadow communities secretary Jon Trickett has argued that ‘devolution tied to spending cu...

Khan to fight London mayoral race for Labour

By Dan Peters | 11 September 2015

Former communities minister Sadiq Khan has been chosen as Labour candidate to run for London mayo...

Cameron to promise more devolution

By Dan Peters | 11 September 2015

David Cameron will promise more devolution in a speech outlining the Government’s approach to the...

'Surf tax' planned to tackle visitor impact

By Dan Peters | 10 September 2015

Councils in tourist hotspots have been weighing up ways of coping with the financial impact of vi...

Capital's prosperity dependent on devolution

By Dan Peters | 10 September 2015

London’s future prosperity depends on more powers being devolved to the boroughs, mayor and assem...

Rotherham's future progress 'not in doubt'

By Dan Peters | 09 September 2015

Change at Rotherham MBC is ‘not yet embedded but future progress is not in doubt,’ lead commissio...