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By Heather Jameson | 18 November 2014

Shadow communities secretary Hilary Benn has vowed to give county councils a raft of new powers i...

Rising housing benefit bill undermines welfare cutbacks

By Jonathan Werran | 18 November 2014

Coalition welfare reforms have delivered only £2.5bn real terms savings out of planned £20bn cuts...

London Councils calls for more Troubled Families powers

By Jamie Hailstone | 18 November 2014

London Councils has called for more powers to build on the boroughs’ success with turning trouble...

Housing benefits

By Tom Brittain | 14 November 2014

Local government needs to reach out and engage with partner organisations to shine a spotlight on...

Playing it safe?

By Dan Peters | 12 November 2014

Dan Peters reports from a recent round table in which chief executives weighed up the biggest imp...

Stark warning for shires amid devolution plans

By Jamie Hailstone | 12 November 2014

An independent report has warned England’s shire counties must not get left behind in the race to...

Where Lyons purred, councils can roar

By John Healey | 11 November 2014

John Healey looks at the key points of the Lyons review and highlights the challenges local autho...

Bristol mayor pushes for Greater Western combined authority

By Jonathan Werran | 11 November 2014

Directly elected Bristol Mayor, George Ferguson, has called on local leaders in Bristol and Bath ...

Housing devo Manc

By Mike Brogan | 10 November 2014

Mike Brogan explains how £300m dedicated investment fund announced last week could deliver aroun...

City deal me in

By Cllr Phil Davies | 10 November 2014

Combined authorities want a front seat in devolution debate, explains Cllr Phil Davies, chair of...

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