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Journalist and content editor with 20+ years specialising in public policy. Still learning.

A clear vision for local places will be key to the success of high streets and city centres as th...

Proposals for Integrated Care Systems (ICSs) must ensure money flows are owned in local areas, a ...

The NHS Test and Trace programme is not only hugely expensive, it is also ineffective, says a com...

Fewer than half of local public bodies’ 2019-20 audits were completed by last November, despite a...

Lord Heseltine has devoted most of his distinguished career to regional growth and is one of the ...

The Government’s Build Back Better plan must tackle the plight of adult social care workers left ...

Lord Heseltine has put the case for a senior cross-departmental Cabinet minister and committee to...

Councils should not ‘overly collude’ with the ‘flagellation that sometimes comes from the centre’...

A leading director of public health has warned of the risks of ‘rushing out of lockdown too soon’...

Nearly all adults (91%) are positive about the COVID-19 vaccine, but younger and black groups are...