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ECONOMIC GROWTH
Did the North East win true devolution?
By Andy Pike | 23 October 2015
Professor Andy Pike says today’s devolution deal for the North East reflects how national efforts...
HEALTH
Osborne confirms North East devo deals
By Jamie Hailstone | 23 October 2015
Chancellor George Osborne has confirmed devolution deals for the North East and the Tees Valley.
WHITEHALL
Devolution without transparency is pointless
By Ed Hammond | 22 October 2015
Trying to open up, and open out, the devolution process – making it more visible and vital to the...
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Sandwell votes to join West Midlands Combined Authority
By Laura Sharman | 21 October 2015
Sandwell Council has voted in favour of joining the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA).
WHITEHALL
A cloud of secrecy
By Sam Clayden | 20 October 2015
Senior council officers have been urged to increase transparency around the devolution process af...
WHITEHALL
East Anglia combined authority to be floated
By Dan Peters | 20 October 2015
Norfolk and Suffolk’s plans for a combined authority would be ‘strengthened’ if Cambridgeshire an...
WHITEHALL
Claims of Merseyside devolution bid rejection denied
By Dan Peters | 14 October 2015
Liverpool’s elected mayor Joe Anderson has denied reports that Merseyside’s devolution bid has be...
DEVOLUTION
Row erupts over Manchester role in Northern Powerhouse project
14 October 2015
Northern Powerhouse minister James Wharton has clashed with Greater Manchester’s interim mayor To...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Council group makes bid for CA 'evolution'
By Dan Peters | 14 October 2015
A group of councils is calling for changes to the law as the Cities and Local Government Devoluti...
HEALTH
Rates reform is risking house of cards collapse
By Heather Jameson | 14 October 2015
Whitehall must demonstrate it is genuinely devolving powers instead of just passing on cuts, a se...
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