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ECONOMIC GROWTH
Service failure is now 'distinct possibility,' warns report
By Dan Peters | 04 December 2015
A council could move into special measures on financial grounds for the first time within the nex...
FINANCE
New beginnings
By Jonathan Carr-West | 03 December 2015
This Spending Review was not just about public finances. It was an opportunity for the chancellor...
FINANCE
Key northern devolution deal 'unlikely' unless local demands met
By Thomas Bridge | 02 December 2015
A key player in devolution to the North has cast doubts over the chances of a deal being signed t...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
MP calls for English fiscal devolution
By Sam Clayden | 01 December 2015
A Labour MP has called for a commission to be set up to consider whether English local authoritie...
FINANCE
Where are the tools?
By Cllr Nick Forbes | 25 November 2015
Cllr Nick Forbes urges the Government to use devolution to help usher in a new era of regulatory ...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Whitehall attitude like 'Soviet Politburo'
By Dan Peters | 20 November 2015
Central government’s refusal to release control over local economies has been compared to the att...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Sector split emerges over business rates
By Heather Jameson | 17 November 2015
Council leaders are divided over George Osborne’s flagship policy to devolve business rates – as ...
WHITEHALL
SOLACE Summit: Dawes wants devo offers that cannot be refused
By Dan Peters | 08 October 2015
The Department of Communities and Local Government’s (DCLG) permanent secretary has told council ...
WHITEHALL
SOLACE Summit: £11bn of extra responsibilities for councils
By Dan Peters | 07 October 2015
Local government will have to take on £11bn of additional responsibilities from Whitehall in retu...
FINANCE
Devolution deals spark rift in Labour hierarchy
By Heather Jameson | 30 September 2015
Suspicion over the Treasury’s motivation for devolution is rising as the Government steps up its ...
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