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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...
CLIMATE CHANGE
Changing Tynes
By Heather Jameson | 01 October 2019
Heather Jameson talks to Jamie Driscoll, North of Tyne Mayor, about the main challenges facing th...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Is the new team up for more devolution?
By Heather Jameson | 01 October 2019
A deep understanding of devolution runs through the core of the current Government, says Heather ...
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