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FINANCE

London boroughs launch devolution case

By Dan Peters | 28 May 2015

Five London boroughs have launched their case for devolution and made demands of what they want f...

HEALTH

Queen's Speech 2015: Metro mayors crucial in government's devolution offer

By Dan Peters | 27 May 2015

The Government’s intention to only devolve further wide-ranging powers to cities with elected met...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Municipal bonds backed to change sector

By Dan Peters | 27 May 2015

Labour’s new shadow chancellor Chris Leslie has backed the creation of the UK’s municipal bonds a...

FINANCE

Questions remain over authorities 'co-mingling' funding

By Dan Peters | 27 May 2015

Councils may be flouting a ban by using pension fund cash to boost spending budgets.

FINANCE

Calls grow for finance system reform

By Dan Peters | 27 May 2015

The new ministerial line up at Marsham Street should simplify the ‘complicated’ local government ...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Three counties' CA alliance plans 'quietly dropped'

By Dan Peters | 27 May 2015

Three counties seeking devolved powers to boost economic growth have quietly dropped the idea of ...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

'Unfair' regs hampered debate over council tax referendum

By Dan Peters | 27 May 2015

The police and crime commissioner who lost the first council tax referendum has said the regulati...

HEALTH

'Next devo deal' to come from Brum

By Dan Peters | 27 May 2015

Birmingham City Council’s chief executive has told The MJ he is keen for the West Midlands to str...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

LGA political balance 'must include mayoral mandate'

By Dan Peters | 27 May 2015

Calls are growing for the Local Government Association’s (LGA) ‘outdated’ political balance formu...

WHITEHALL

Referendum call over Coventry combined authority decision

By Dan Peters | 27 May 2015

A petition calling for a referendum on whether Coventry City Council should join a West Midlands ...

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