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Watchdog in HS2 warning

By Jamie Hailstone | 28 June 2016

The promised regeneration benefits from the Government’s controversial HS2 programme may not mate...

Weak leadership to blame for children's services failure

By Jamie Hailstone | 28 June 2016

Vulnerable children are being let down by weak leadership in too many local authorities, inspecto...

Norfolk and Suffolk devo consultation to go ahead

By Jamie Hailstone | 28 June 2016

A public consultation into devolution plans in Norfolk and Suffolk will go ahead despite four dis...

Blears calls for 'health and care department'

By Jamie Hailstone | 28 June 2016

Former communities secretary Hazel Blears has called for a new Whitehall department to be set up ...

Brexit budget delay 'stay of execution'

By Jamie Hailstone | 27 June 2016

George Osborne’s announcement that there will be no emergency budget before the autumn ‘will feel...

Welsh councils 'facing £86m black hole'

By Jamie Hailstone | 27 June 2016

Welsh Conservatives have warned claim local authorities are facing £86m black hole in unpaid coun...

Corbyn calls for 'proper' council funding after EU vote

By Jamie Hailstone | 24 June 2016

Jeremy Corbyn has called for ‘proper funding of local authorities’ in the wake of the EU referend...

Council leaders issue Brexit warnings

By Jamie Hailstone | 24 June 2016

Council leaders have begun to warn of the impacts of the UK leaving the EU, raising fears over fu...

Brexit vote 'will create uncertainty' for public sector

By Jamie Hailstone | 21 June 2016

The chief executive of the local authority-owned Scape Group has warned the public sector could f...

New devolution plans for East Anglia

By Jamie Hailstone | 20 June 2016

Councils and business leaders across East Anglia have put forward two new devolution deals after ...