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WHITEHALL
Making the first move on devo
By Dr Simon Kaye | 08 January 2024
Dr Simon Kaye says central government will have to work very differently if a more radical progra...
DEVOLUTION
Lord Morse: I do not blame all council failure on 'bad management'
By Lord Morse | 05 January 2024
A recent newspaper article portrayed him wrongly as arguing that any council financial failure co...
WHITEHALL
Manchester leads list for local government in New Year honours
By Michael Burton | 02 January 2024
The chief executives of both Manchester City Council and the Greater Manchester Combined Authorit...
REORGANISATION
Five unitaries moot devolution deal
By Martin Ford | 18 December 2023
A ‘non-binding expression of interest’ is expected to be submitted to the Government in February.
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Devo and Christmas ghosts of past, present and future
By Alun Hughes | 14 December 2023
Alun Hughes spins a Christmas story about devolution, with Greg Clark as the ghost of Christmas p...
FINANCE
The dire state of local government finances risks undermining devolution
By Zoe Billingham | 12 December 2023
'Failing to put local government finances on a sustainable footing could undermine the progress b...
DEVOLUTION
West Yorkshire's economic promise
By Andrew Vaux | 11 December 2023
West Yorkshire will host one of the Government’s investment zones. Andrew Vaux speaks to politica...
PAY
The more things change
By Ann McGauran | 11 December 2023
Funding and asylum policy are just two of the themes that have bookended an eventful year in loca...
DEVOLUTION
End idea of devolution 'deals' says Josephs
By Paul Marinko | 08 December 2023
Sheffield City Council’s chief executive has said the sector needs to get away from the idea of ‘...
DEVOLUTION
Norfolk devolution scheduled delayed
By Martin Ford | 04 December 2023
Norfolk’s level 3 devolution deal is set to be pushed back to 2025.
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£87,249 to £95,382
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- Local government reorganisation review nears completion
- Social care vacancies at decade low but recruitment growth slows
- EXCLUSIVE: Chiefs push for councils to be viewed equally as Government seeks to rewire the state
- Peers call for clarity on new towns
- Rayner expected to send in commissioners to Bedford BC
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