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FISCAL DEVOLUTION
Fiscal devolution: Significant steps away from the centre
By Marcus Johns | 03 November 2026
Marcus Johns sets out the three key features of the Budget’s fiscal devolution roadmap and says the changes signal a future ‘where Britain escapes its status as over-centralised and highly unequal’.
ROUGH SLEEPING
Translating ambition on rough sleeping into action
By Jack Shaw | 03 November 2026
The Budget offers hope on rough sleeping, but big questions remain, says Jack Shaw.
EMPLOYMENT
If devolution cannot solve the youth jobs crisis, what is it for?
By Katie Johnston | 03 November 2026
Katie Johnston looks at how devolution can help local government tackle youth unemployment and dr...
DEVOLUTION
Turning devolution and reorganisation ambition into something tangible for residents
By Caroline Green | 03 November 2026
Councils need clarity, partnership and certainty to deliver successful reorganisation and devolut...
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
Community insight must shape the next phase of neighbourhood health
By Sophie Cloutterbuck | 02 November 2026
Meaningful community engagement can help councils tackle health inequalities and improve neighbou...
LEADERSHIP
Listen before you fail
By Mark Fletcher-Brown | 02 November 2026
Mark Fletcher-Brown offers his six-point guide to helping leaders avert disasters by ensuring the...
DEVOLUTION
Local government reorganisation and devolution: Where is the Government's bigger picture?
By Pete Robbins | 02 November 2026
Fiscal levers, strategic geographies and simpler local structures are a genuine piece of the jigs...
REORGANISATION
Changing places, not just boundaries: what's missing from the LGR announcement
By Adele Gritten | 02 November 2026
As the dust starts to settle following last week’s government announcement on reorganisation, Ade...
DEVOLUTION
Devolution expansion: Can 10 new strategic authorities be delivered by 2028?
By Akash Paun | 02 November 2026
The Government will have to overcome several obstacles to reach its ambitious objective for devol...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Looking beyond the BRITs
By Nigel Wilcock | 02 November 2026
Nigel Wilcock looks at how major cultural events can deliver good growth.
YOUTH SERVICES
Ask young people first: what a new town taught me about planning for the next generation
By Saeed Atcha | 02 November 2026
Saeed Atcha looks at what happened when Ebbsfleet Development Corporation asked more than 300 you...
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