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ECONOMIC GROWTH
This Budget is much ado about déjà vu
By Heather Jameson | 21 March 2023
The past decade has seen Budget after Budget pledging to ‘level up’ and ‘devolve down’, but to wh...
CLIMATE CHANGE
Improving people's lives through partnership
By Justin Galliford | 21 March 2023
Justin Galliford explains why improving people’s lives is a key ingredient in successful partners...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Joined-up vision and ambition in Lincs
By Ann McGauran | 21 March 2023
A trailblazing partnership of councils in Lincolnshire provides critical mass for levelling up th...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Stockport's powerhouse regeneration
By Martin Ford | 21 March 2023
At the vanguard of the Mayoral Development Corporation model, Stockport’s groundbreaking £500m To...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
After the interregnum
By Ben Page | 21 March 2023
Ben Page says: 'Voters want growth, reassurance and support – but public finances are not in good...
WHITEHALL
Government asylum policy to face key test
By Mark Conrad | 21 March 2023
The Home Office’s ‘knee-jerk’ asylum policy faces a key test after a council accused ministers of...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Why wait?
By Charlotte Alldritt | 21 March 2023
The Budget signals big steps for devolution, but the chancellor could do much for local governmen...
WHITEHALL
Councils need the power to set fees
By Ian Miller | 20 March 2023
While the DCN welcomes the proposed increases to planning fees, what councils need is the power t...
PENSIONS
How are some councils getting ahead on levelling-up?
By Hayley Rees | 20 March 2023
There are no easy fixes to the financial challenge councils face, but long-term funding is helpin...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Northern Powerhouse architect calls for swift fiscal devolution
By Mark Conrad | 20 March 2023
One of the architects of the Northern Powerhouse has called for a five-step devolution of fiscal ...
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- LGR: We cannot simply hit pause on our services and new initiatives in Breckland
- How AI can help UK councils improve resident experience and service delivery
- Can an ordinary citizen actually follow a council decision?
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