Articles by Sam Clayden
Give mayors powers to build homes
By Sam Clayden | 01 November 2016
Mayors must be granted radical housing and planning powers if the Government is to ‘come close’ t...
Public 'prepared to pay more for services'
By Sam Clayden | 01 November 2016
Residents are increasingly prepared to pay higher taxes providing revenues are invested in public...
MPs defend block on LGPS funds divestment
By Sam Clayden | 01 November 2016
Ministers have defended plans to block local government pension scheme (LGPS) funds from divestin...
Norfolk urged to 'grasp great devo opportunities'
By Sam Clayden | 01 November 2016
Devolution in East Anglia could come down to an emergency Norfolk CC meeting on Monday, with one ...
No 'clever fix from centre' for failing children's services
By Sam Clayden | 01 November 2016
The idea that Whitehall can rectify child protection failures with a ‘clever fix’ from the centre...
PM: West of England devolution will go ahead as planned
By Sam Clayden | 01 November 2016
The prime minister has confirmed that West of England devolution will go ahead, despite fears tha...
'Fund councils in full' for added Homelessness Reduction Bill duties
By Sam Clayden | 31 October 2016
MPs call for councils to be funded ‘in full’ for added responsibilities after Bob Blackman’s Home...
Government scraps controversial academies Bill
By Sam Clayden | 27 October 2016
The new education secretary has scrapped controversial education legislation that would have requ...
Exemption laws 'will harm children'
By Sam Clayden | 26 October 2016
Controversial new legislation giving the Government the power to exempt local authorities from th...
State-funded homecare threatened by 'systemic under-funding'
By Sam Clayden | 25 October 2016
Homecare providers have warned that a gaping hole in their finances poses ‘genuine risks’ to the ...
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