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HEALTH

Cameron to promise more devolution

By Dan Peters | 11 September 2015

David Cameron will promise more devolution in a speech outlining the Government’s approach to the...

WHITEHALL

Osborne defends Northern Powerhouse commitment

By Sam Clayden | 10 September 2015

Chancellor George Osborne has defended his Northern Powerhouse project following criticism of the...

WHITEHALL

Let's have decisive plans on devolution

By Heather Jameson | 10 September 2015

Councils must make decisive moves on devolution - not take their indecision to the Treasury's doo...

WHITEHALL

Life is tweet

10 September 2015

For readers missing the excitement of football’s transfer deadline day, our own sector was captiv...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Look at the nuts and bolts

By Alex Thomson | 10 September 2015

Local authorities should look at the nuts and bolts of implementing projects, writes Alex Thomson.

WHITEHALL

Capital's prosperity dependent on devolution

By Dan Peters | 10 September 2015

London’s future prosperity depends on more powers being devolved to the boroughs, mayor and assem...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Districts call for economic development devolution

By Jamie Hailstone | 10 September 2015

Almost half (47%) of all borough councils want to see responsibility for economic development dev...

WHITEHALL

'Productive talks' will help SOLACE work with Treasury

By Thomas Bridge | 09 September 2015

Council self-sustainability and housing were on the agenda when the Society of Local Authority Ch...

FINANCE

Brown sets out devolution principles

By Thomas Bridge | 09 September 2015

Former prime minister Gordon Brown has pushed for a set of shared devolution principles, warning ...

WHITEHALL

Sector dumps its 'squabbles' at Treasury's door

By Dan Peters | 09 September 2015

Sections of local government have ‘abdicated their responsibility’ by dumping their devolution di...