WHITEHALL

Kerslake in attempt to break devolution deadlock

By Dan Peters | 01 March 2018

The former head of the Civil Service, Lord Kerslake, has been drafted in to resolve the deadlock ...

WHITEHALL

East Anglia devolution back on agenda

By Dan Peters | 15 February 2018

An influential council leader has urged his colleagues to resurrect plans for devolution to East ...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Un-breaking local news

By Bob Neill | 14 February 2018

The decline of readily-available quality local news continues, but with the Government’s recent r...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

The democratic dimensions of the Suffragettes' victory

By Ed Cox | 13 February 2018

Ed Cox looks at what last week's centenary of the 1918 Representation of the People Act means for...

WHITEHALL

Devolution framework 'almost done'

By Dan Peters | 09 February 2018

The Government's new devolution framework is 'almost done,' communities secretary Sajid Javid has...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Filling the democracy void

By Jacqui McKinlay | 06 February 2018

Public services are delivered by an increasingly complex matrix of organisations in a mix of form...

FINANCE

Mayor defends £11 tax precept

By Mark Conrad | 25 January 2018

West Midlands mayor Andy Street yesterday defended his proposal for an £11 council tax precept af...

BUSINESS

Gwynne aims to find compromise over Haringey deal

By Dan Peters | 24 January 2018

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has asked shadow local government secretary Andrew Gwynne to lead med...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Lord Kerslake: Let's reignite the possibilities of localism

By Lord Kerslake | 22 January 2018

Localism is a marathon, not a sprint, writes Lord Kerslake. Quick fixes through legislation will ...

HEALTH

Metro mayors have key role in health and wealth

By Duncan Selbie | 21 December 2017

Chief executive of Public Health England, Duncan Selbie, and managing director of consultancy Met...