LOCAL DEMOCRACY
Flying into Brexit times
By Dan Corry | 10 May 2017
Brexit is one of the key issues of our time and ought to be among the top issues for people on wh...
WHITEHALL
Ex-Oldham leader urges 'constitutional protection' for local government
By Heather Jameson | 10 May 2017
The public will feel ‘stitched up’ if central government doesn’t deliver jobs, housing and prospe...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
'Large deposits for mayor are undemocratic'
By Sam Clayden | 02 May 2017
The ‘excessively large’ deposits needed to run to be a combined authority mayor are a ‘travesty o...
WHITEHALL
Fears as new era of metro mayors dawns
By Sam Clayden | 02 May 2017
Local government big hitters have voiced concerns about the accountability, effectiveness and nec...
LOCAL DEMOCRACY
Election fever and engagement
By Jonathan Carr-West | 02 May 2017
The chances of things changing dramatically are slim if we continue, as citizens and as public se...
FINANCE
Metro mayors can become integration 'champions'
By William Eichler | 02 May 2017
The new metro mayors will be well-placed to become integration ‘champions’ for their areas, a rep...
LOCAL DEMOCRACY
The mayoral question
By Andy Pike | 26 April 2017
With just a week to go until residents in six regions take to the polls, Professor Andy Pike look...
LOCAL DEMOCRACY
No proof directly-elected mayors will be a success
By Sam Clayden | 26 April 2017
There is little evidence that directly-elected mayors will boost economic growth, bolster local d...
FINANCE
The sector must be heard
By Mark Rogers | 26 April 2017
Mark Rogers says campaigning in the run-up to June’s General Election and the ongoing Brexit proc...
FINANCE
'Give NI councils powers to do their jobs'
By Dan Peters | 26 April 2017
Northern Irish councils should be given the ‘power and the resources to do the job’ while Stormon...
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