Author Profile

Thomas Bridge

Articles by Thomas Bridge

Cheshire West and Chester recommends new chief

By Thomas Bridge | 05 May 2016

Gerald Meehan has been recommended as the new chief executive of Cheshire West and Chester Council.

Corbyn: Labour will not lose council seats in local elections

By Thomas Bridge | 04 May 2016

Jeremy Corbyn has vowed Labour will not lose any council seat at this week’s elections, following...

Cabinet minsters' councils seeing 'least amount of cuts'

By Thomas Bridge | 26 April 2016

The three councils with the smallest cuts to their budgets are all in areas with key cabinet mini...

Future Forum 2016: Health leaders warn of integration 'struggle'

By Thomas Bridge | 22 April 2016

Health leaders have issued warnings over the future of health integration, amid fears over the on...

Future Forum 2016: IFS urges caution over fiscal devolution

By Thomas Bridge | 21 April 2016

IFS director Paul Johnson has said it is ‘important’ to consider which powers should be devolved,...

NAO warns 'significant' devo questions still to be answered

By Thomas Bridge | 20 April 2016

Auditors have urged the Government to answer ‘significant’ accountability questions surrounding d...

Clark: Tower Hamlets 'some way off' winning back powers

By Thomas Bridge | 12 April 2016

Tower Hamlets has failed to show sufficient improvement to merit any functions being handed back ...

Five London councils deliver devolution plan

By Thomas Bridge | 07 April 2016

Five south London councils have launched a joint plan to win devolved powers over funding, proper...

U-turn fears over 'unstable' Manchester devo powers

By Thomas Bridge | 06 April 2016

Greater Manchester’s ‘fragile’ devolved powers over health and social care budgets could be withd...

The power to achieve?

By Ray James | 06 April 2016

Greater Manchester made significant progress on devolution when it received control over local he...