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POLICY AND POLITICS

'Fiscal devolution to be more likely with Burnham as PM'

By By Dan Peters | 24 June 2026

Fiscal devolution will ‘likely become more important’ with Andy Burnham as Prime Minister, expert...

POLITICS

Burnham should devolve power just as he has finally seized it

By Simon Kaye | 22 June 2026

Simon Kaye looks at the three principal constraints on Andy Burnham’s approach, and says he expec...

FINANCE

There is much that can be done at the local level to unlock financial flexibility

By Tracy Bingham | 19 June 2026

Greater borrowing freedoms, so that councils can invest confidently in housing, infrastructure an...

FINANCE

Council tax reform: Time to take a long hard look at the Valuation Office

By Simon Kaye | 10 June 2026

Simon Kaye says the public debate should not begin with winners and losers from hypothetical new ...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Call for fiscal devolution to be based on clear criteria

By Neil Merrick | 08 June 2026

Fiscal devolution must be based around local taxes or revenue rather than the existing grant syst...

FISCAL DEVOLUTION

Government's fiscal devolution roadmap sparks fears over Treasury control

By By Martin Ford | 04 June 2026

Experts have sounded a warning over government plans to detail a ‘roadmap’ for fiscal devolution.

DEVOLUTION

Building trust, capacity and accountability in England's strategic authorities

By Sandy Forsyth | 04 June 2026

To address the complexities in the evolution of strategic authorities, devolution needs to work b...

FINANCE

What England can learn from Japan's approach to local government finance

By Naoki Fujiwara | 04 June 2026

Consideration of Japan’s approach to local government funding suggests possibilities for doing th...

FINANCE

Fiscal Devolution in England: Breaking Treasury Myths

By Jack Shaw | 01 June 2026

England’s highly centralised financial model has prompted calls to break up or restructure the Tr...

LEGISLATION

The King's Speech fell short of delivering for local government

By Ian Miller | 22 May 2026

'Legislation to introduce a duty of candour for public servants and to remove peerages from disgr...

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