Articles by Zoe Billingham
We might be about to hit a sweet spot on regional growth
By By Zoë Billingham | 17 October 2024
Zoë Billingham says not only do our mayors and local leaders hold many of the levers of growth – ...
Mayors offer 'key' to Government's central mission
By Zoe Billingham | 14 August 2024
What a difference a month can make. With just over four weeks since the General Election we‘ve se...
What will the next steps be for the mayoral model?
By Zoë Billingham | 22 April 2024
While the offers to communities from mayors are maturing, there remain big questions to be answer...
Budget: Expect plenty of smoke and mirrors politics
By Zoe Billingham | 27 February 2024
The sector should expect more tax cutting smoke and mirror solutions at this year’s Budget, says ...
The dire state of local government finances risks undermining devolution
By Zoe Billingham | 12 December 2023
'Failing to put local government finances on a sustainable footing could undermine the progress b...
Devolution debates dominate
By Zoë Billingham | 17 October 2023
At the Labour conference, devolution was a major theme of Keir Starmer’s speech. It was reassurin...
Centralisation is the real problem in the ULEZ debate
By Zoë Billingham | 15 August 2023
While mayors are grappling with the implications of facing the important issue of air quality, ce...
Unpredictable polls
By Zoë Billingham | 25 April 2023
There are reasons to expect this next set of local election results will be more unpredictable th...
It's time to settle the Bill
By Zoë Billingham | 27 June 2022
There is still time to alter the path of the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill now going through...
These elections are by no means a done deal
By Zoe Billingham | 03 May 2022
Let’s hope that with the focus of this week’s vote, the Government redoubles its efforts to leve...
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