Articles by Sam Clayden
A cloud of secrecy
By Sam Clayden | 20 October 2015
Senior council officers have been urged to increase transparency around the devolution process af...
Keeping deals under wraps
By Sam Clayden | 20 October 2015
With one-third of all submitted devolution bids still confidential and unseen by residents on who...
Devolution bids 'will not be considered in isolation'
By Sam Clayden | 20 October 2015
Northern Powerhouse minister James Wharton has allayed the fears of some Yorkshire leaders that t...
Elected mayors 'could stunt county economies'
By Sam Clayden | 20 October 2015
County leaders have called on the Government to be flexible in delivering suitable governance mod...
LGA warns of £10.5bn 'knock-out blow' to services
By Sam Clayden | 19 October 2015
A further 40 per cent reduction in local government grant funding in the Spending Review would de...
'Whitehall knows best' view is like slavery
By Sam Clayden | 15 October 2015
A MP has likened overly centralised government to slavery in a debate on the Cities and Local Gov...
Wealth funds 'may put council workers' pensions in peril'
By Sam Clayden | 14 October 2015
Council workers’ pensions could be put in jeopardy by George Osborne’s proposed reforms, an indep...
Plan to build super-sized schools
By Sam Clayden | 14 October 2015
At least 17 councils across England are planning to build super-sized secondary schools with betw...
Durham and Hampshire back chief candidates
By Sam Clayden | 14 October 2015
Durham Council and Hampshire CC have both announced the names of senior directors poised to be pr...
Bid for devo bill to be thrown out
By Sam Clayden | 14 October 2015
The Cities and Local Government Devolution Bill will be met with fierce opposition when it is deb...
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