DEVOLUTION

Leicestershire 'penalised' by devolution deal

By John Cooper | 06 September 2022

Leicestershire CC has hit out at the new £1.14bn devolution deal for parts of the East Midlands f...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

East Midlands' great big deal

05 September 2022

It’s a 30-year £1.14bn devolution deal for large parts of the East Midlands. Ben Bradley talks to...

DEVOLUTION

Will devo be put on ice?

By John Cooper | 30 August 2022

The new Prime Minister will have a full in-tray. Could the pace of English devolution stall due t...

COUNTY COUNCILS' NETWORK

£1.14bn East Midlands devo deal agreed

By John Cooper | 30 August 2022

A landmark £1.14bn devolution deal for a new combined county authority (CCA) is on offer for the ...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Civic pride is about more than just hanging baskets

By Owen Garling | 09 August 2022

Owen Garling sets out the steps the Government needs to take if it is serious about enhancing civ...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

What will the two leadership candidates mean for councils?

By Sheila Oxtoby | 08 August 2022

It is clear there are some major differences in the two Conservative leadership candidates' likel...

COUNTY COUNCILS' NETWORK

Waiting for council issues to get an airing

By By Simon Edwards | 03 August 2022

Local government has hardly featured in the initial debates of the Conservative leadership contes...

DEVOLUTION

York and North Yorkshire councils sign 'historic' devolution deal

By William Eichler | 01 August 2022

New powers are set to be transferred to a directly elected mayor in York and North Yorkshire as p...

DEVOLUTION

Time for clarity

By Sir Bob Neill | 26 July 2022

With the contenders for the Conservative Party leadership race narrowed down to two, staunch Rish...

SOCIAL CARE

A tale of two factions

By Martin Ford | 26 July 2022

As the Tory leadership candidates start setting out their campaign policies, how much are they re...