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DEVOLUTION
The march of the metro mayors
By Vijay K Luthra | 21 January 2026
Patrick Diamond and Vijay K Luthra look at what England’s metro mayors can really change. And wha...
FINANCE
Locality arrangements must be right to avoid remoteness between new unitaries and residents
By Kathy O'Leary | 16 December 2025
The recent removal of ‘remoteness’ as a factor in determining council funding through the Fair Fu...
DIGITAL
The final 15%: Why reaching every home with gigabit broadband matters
By Gráinne Gilmore | 05 December 2025
Gráinne Gilmore says the chancellor’s announcement of historic fiscal devolution – including £13b...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Go North!
By Zoe Billingham | 04 December 2025
This Budget makes one thing clear: the Government is throwing its weight behind the North. Zoë Bi...
BUDGET 2025
The Budget: A step towards fiscal devo
By Heather Jameson | 02 December 2025
The Budget took its first steps towards local government finance reform and Total Place 2.0, but ...
CORE CITIES
Chancellor's continued focus on growth and visitor levies is welcome
By Cllr James Lewis | 02 December 2025
Cllr James Lewis hopes the success of visitor levies gives Treasury officials the confidence to l...
BUDGET 2025
Budget: Council tax, levies and local accountability
By Iain Murray | 01 December 2025
The Budget announcements on the ‘mansion tax’, the visitor levy and SEND suggested a system stuck...
BUDGET 2025
Budget: Mayors to get tourist tax powers
By William Eichler | 26 November 2025
England’s regional mayors will soon have the power to introduce a levy on overnight stays in hote...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Reed lobbies Treasury over fiscal devolution
By Dan Peters | 12 November 2025
Local government secretary Steve Reed has made the case to the Treasury for devolving fiscal powe...
DEVOLUTION
Tourist tax could pave way to greater fiscal devolution
By Martin Ford | 28 October 2025
Enabling mayors in England to levy tourist taxes could pave the way for greater fiscal devolution...
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