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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...