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'Push through devolution before Osborne exit'

By Sam Clayden | 04 February 2016

Local government must act quickly on devolution because George Osborne will not be around forever...

Dawes: Elected mayors will make a difference

By Sam Clayden | 03 February 2016

The Department for Communities and Local Government's permanent secretary has said the reason Whi...

Greg Clark has districts in a 'vice'

By Sam Clayden | 03 February 2016

The communities secretary is provoking districts into reorganisation and seeing how they react, a...

'Too few details' in rush to complete Housing Bill

By Sam Clayden | 03 February 2016

Lords and council leaders have slated the Government for driving through the Housing and Planning...

Councils 'punished' for low reserves

By Sam Clayden | 03 February 2016

Councils that keep reserves low are being ‘punished’ as the sector is told it must now use them t...

'Hypocritical Holyrood' becoming like Westminster

By Sam Clayden | 01 February 2016

Holyrood is at risk of becoming everything it said it did not like about Westminster, according t...

COSLA condemns Holyrood budget offer

By Sam Clayden | 29 January 2016

Scottish leaders have branded the package of measures put forward by Holyrood as ‘totally unaccep...

Sunderland City Council confirm interim chief

By Sam Clayden | 29 January 2016

A former Department for Communities and Local Government director has been confirmed as the new i...

Council housing stock will be 'decimated' by right to buy

By Sam Clayden | 29 January 2016

Local government leaders have called for greater powers to build new homes after report revealed ...

Think-tank releases guide to devolution

By Sam Clayden | 28 January 2016

A respected think-tank has released a guide to help people in all levels of government ensure the...