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Local government on the brink

The combined authorities initiative, hailed as ‘English devolution’ to empower local government, is not what it seems, warn professor Steve Leach and former LGiU chief Dennis Reed

The combined authorities initiative, hailed as ‘English devolution' to ostensibly empower local government is not what it seems, warn Steve Leach and Dennis Reed

‘Dark Days' was the front page headline of The MJ (20 Nov 2015) in the wake of the chancellor's Autumn Statement. Once the implications of the proposals had been digested, it became clear they contained bad news for local government.

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