Articles by Steve Leach
Happy Birthday district councils
By Colin Copus | 16 December 2024
Devolution does not need wasteful, time consuming and expensive reorganisation, argue Colin Copus...
Is reorganisation inevitable or just ingrained?
By Steve Leach | 03 October 2024
It is not increases in council sizes that improve local government, and the public don’t benefit ...
A letter to the new PM
By Steve Leach | 11 June 2024
Steve Leach and Colin Copus write to the next Prime Minister with ideas for strengthening local g...
What next for unitarisation?
By Steve Leach | 30 April 2024
Ahead of the Mayoral elections, Steve Leach and Colin Copus ask if the proliferation of combined ...
Bigger may not be better
By Steve Leach | 03 October 2023
In their new book Steve Leach and Colin Copus conclude there is no consistent or conclusive evide...
Preparing reorganisation is a pointless distraction
By Steve Leach | 16 November 2020
Only Somerset, North Yorkshire and Cumbria have been asked to submit unitary proposals. Steve Lea...
Making Counties Count: Don't they Already?
By Colin Copus | 02 November 2020
Steve Leach and Colin Copus argue a move to county-based unitaries would ‘draw local government a...
Six lessons for devolution from COVID-19
By Steve Leach | 24 June 2020
A localised and nimble response to the coronavirus outbreak is important, say Colin Copus and Ste...
A bandwagon that won't stop rolling
By Colin Copus | 27 November 2019
The arguments for creating large unitary authorities have not been developed in an evidence-based...
Putting the Power into the Northern Powerhouse
By Steve Leach | 23 October 2019
The Queen’s Speech pledged a White Paper to unleash regional potential. But Colin Copus and Steve...
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