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Industrial Strategy 'lacks focus on inclusive growth'

By Sam Clayden | 01 December 2017

The Government has failed to offer a compelling narrative around inclusive growth, Leeds City Cou...

Hopson: Ignore and challenge Westminster on health and care

By Sam Clayden | 01 December 2017

The NHS and local government should ‘ignore’ and ‘aggressively challenge’ unhelpful diktats from ...

Burnham: Westminster is the problem, devolution is the solution

By Sam Clayden | 30 November 2017

There will never be a better moment to refocus the way our nation works, the mayor of Greater Man...

Auditors in fresh LEP warning

By Sam Clayden | 30 November 2017

A National Audit Office (NAO) report on the Greater Cambridge Greater Peterborough (GCGP) LEP has...

'Toxic fake news' and 'Airbnb culture' impacting community cohesion

By Sam Clayden | 29 November 2017

Community cohesion efforts in the heart of London are being undermined by a surge of fake news, p...

Jeremy Hunt urged to end 'snotty tones' amid NHS-led STP fears

By Sam Clayden | 28 November 2017

Six boroughs have blasted the health sector's 'crude understanding' of social care as they manoeu...

Budget 2017: New devo deals for WMCA and North of Tyne

By Sam Clayden | 22 November 2017

The chancellor has pledged to ‘back’ the Northern Powerhouse, the Midlands Engine and elected may...

Budget 2017: London to retain all local business rate growth

By Sam Clayden | 22 November 2017

London local government will be able to keep all its business rates growth as part of a 100% rete...

'The future is cities and local government'

By Sam Clayden | 22 November 2017

As local and national leaders from across the Commonwealth gather in Malta, Dr Greg Munro speaks...

Revitalising the forgotten borough

By Sam Clayden | 22 November 2017

Sam Clayden talks to three key figures from Redbridge LBC about managing the massive changes in c...