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LOCAL DEMOCRACY
Devolution, Brexit and health pledge tops agenda
By Heather Jameson | 15 October 2019
Heather Jameson says the Queen’s Speech could be the shortest-lived legislative plan in history –...
LOCAL DEMOCRACY
Route to restoring local democracy in Scotland
By Keith Yates | 15 October 2019
The first article in this series set out the context for restoring local democracy in Scotland. L...
WHITEHALL
Queen's speech: Devolution White Paper to set out 'structural reform'
By Martin Ford | 14 October 2019
An English devolution White Paper is planned by the Government, it has been confirmed in the Quee...
LEGISLATION
Queen's speech: Devo Bill expected in first Queen's Speech since 2017
By Heather Jameson | 14 October 2019
Devolution is expected to feature in today’s Queen’s Speech as the Government outlines its planne...
LOCAL DEMOCRACY
COSLA conference: Sturgeon promises 'biggest decentralisation of power' in two decades
By Dan Peters | 10 October 2019
The results of the Scottish Government’s local governance review will bring the ‘biggest decentra...
DEVOLUTION
COSLA conference: Ex-PM Brown says Scottish Government must do more on child poverty
By Dan Peters | 10 October 2019
Former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown has launched a scathing attack on the Scottish Government’s...
FINANCE
COSLA conference: 'Devolved powers have stopped at Holyrood'
By Dan Peters | 10 October 2019
It is a ‘sad paradox’ of devolution that powers handed to Scotland 20 years ago have stopped at H...
DEVOLUTION
PM Johnson makes devolution pledge
By Michael Burton | 09 October 2019
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has promised more devolved powers to councils outside the big cities...
WHITEHALL
New leadership role to boost place-based working
By Dan Peters | 02 October 2019
Local government’s sole representative on the new National Leadership Centre’s (NLC) board wants ...
FINANCE
Devolution legislation planned for Queen's Speech
By Dan Peters | 02 October 2019
The Government is planning to launch the next round of devolution legislation in the Queen’s Spee...
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