FINANCE

Streamline local government under plans to save £30bn a year, think-tank argues

By Laura Sharman | 21 October 2020

Streamlining local government and selling off high-value council properties could save billions e...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Levelling up would add £242bn to economy each year, research finds

By Laura Sharman | 05 October 2020

Successfully delivering on the levelling up agenda would boost the economy by £242bn a year, new ...

REORGANISATION

Think-tank proposes axing hundreds of councils

By Martin Ford | 11 September 2020

England’s 349 councils should be replaced with 69 unitary authorities, a think-tank has argued.

WHITEHALL

IFS issues warning over EU funding

By Michael Burton | 13 July 2020

Funding from Brussels for the UK’s poorest regions may have to roll over another year if the Gove...

FINANCE

Think tank calls for £200bn rescue package from Sunak

By Michael Burton | 07 July 2020

Chancellor Rishi Sunak should announce a targeted £200bn fiscal stimulus package in his statement...

FINANCE

Think tank calls for sweeping reforms to local taxes

06 July 2020

A group of former Treasury special advisers have called for revaluation of the council tax and re...

FINANCE

Former Chancellor calls for infrastructure devo deal

By Michael Burton | 22 June 2020

Former Labour Chancellor Alistair Darling has called for all infrastructure projects below £500m ...

FINANCE

Debt collection needs reform, says think tank

By Heather Jameson | 27 April 2020

Local government should follow the lead of the private sector when it comes to debt collection, t...

HOUSING

Think tank calls for benefit cap to be suspended to protect renters

By Laura Sharman | 09 April 2020

Social housing tenants are the most likely to be affected by the current economic crisis, a new r...

SOCIAL CARE

Major parties 'fall short' on social care funding commitments

By William Eichler | 04 December 2019

None of the three major parties have pledged enough in social care funding to fix the ongoing cri...

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