INFRASTRUCTURE

Miliband to announce regional cabinet

By Jamie Hailstone | 31 October 2014

Ed Miliband is set to announce that council leaders will join cabinet meetings if Labour win the ...

WHITEHALL

City growth report presents misleading picture

By David Hodge | 29 October 2014

Last week’s Unleashing Metro Growth report is the sort of well-researched and ambitious document ...

WHITEHALL

NAPF calls for tax reforms on infrastructure investment

By Dan Peters | 28 October 2014

More needs to be done to make investing in infrastructure attractive and cost-efficient, local au...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Government backs plan for HS3

By Dominic Browne | 27 October 2014

Plans to create a Northern Powerhouse through an HS3 link from Leeds to Manchester have been back...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Boroughs bid for CA status

By Heather Jameson | 15 October 2014

London boroughs should be allowed to create combined authorities as part of the push towards devo...

PLANNING

Pickles blamed for council's decision to scrap wind farms

By Jamie Hailstone | 14 October 2014

Peterborough City Council has blamed communities secretary Eric Pickles’ decision to call in appl...

INFRASTRUCTURE

More city devolution deals to be announced

By Jonathan Werran | 10 October 2014

Cities minister Greg Clark is poised to announce a further tranche of multi-billion pound devolut...

WHITEHALL

Danny, champion of devolved property taxes

By Jonathan Werran | 09 October 2014

Chief secretary to the Treasury, Danny Alexander, has signalled his willingness to devolve a raft...