A devolution deal announcement for Cumbria in this week’s Budget looks unlikely after local leade...
Councils will have to develop a dedicated strategy document to show how they plan to use the proc...
Chief inspector of schools, Sir Michael Wilshaw, has warned many multi-academy trusts (MATs) have...
Unprecedented pressures on adult social care have been blamed for record bed blocking figures rel...
The future financial sustainability of councils will be thrust back into the spotlight after the ...
Investment of public sector pensions should not turn a ‘blind eye to horrific human rights abuses...
The consequences of devolution should be allowed to run their course but highlight a bigger probl...
Local government has called for assurances that the sector will not be heavily hit by appeals und...
Nine in 10 core policy civil servants working for the Government department in charge of the Nort...
The ‘giant disconnect’ between central and local government has been criticised by a senior finan...
