DEVOLUTION

Put out more flags

By Colin Copus | 24 September 2014

An English Parliament is an essential prerequisite to an English localised state, argues Professo...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Give fiscal freedom to 15 metro areas now, RSA report urges

By Jonathan Werran | 08 September 2014

Whitehall should devolve greater economic and tax-raising powers to fifteen city areas across the...

COUNCIL TAX

Boris raises the English question

By Heather Jameson | 08 August 2014

London Mayor Boris Johnson has hit out at Scottish devolution and called for more tax-raising pow...

WHITEHALL

So much for the Centralism Bill's aims

By John Stewart | 21 January 2011

Despite its name, centralism reigns in the Localism Bill, with ministers believing local authorit...

WHITEHALL

Are these lessons too foreign for us?

By John Stewart | 14 April 2010

George Jones and John Stewart continue their look at how other countries organise their local gov...

WHITEHALL

So what do parties offer for local democracy?

By John Stewart | 14 April 2010

All the main political parties claim to be localist. George Jones and John Stewart put forward so...

WHITEHALL

Why the postcode lottery should be welcomed

By John Stewart | 05 November 2008

Ministers and many local authorities are reluctant to take the decentralising path because they f...