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PLANNING
Councils 'resistant' to repurposing empty commercial space
By William Eichler | 20 July 2021
A think-tank has accused local authorities of being ‘resistant’ to measures that could see empty ...
FINANCE
Social care reform depends on market overhaul
By Martin Ford | 15 April 2021
Social care reform will ‘fail’ without addressing weaknesses in the provider market, a think-tank...
COUNCIL TAX
Think-tank calls for reform of 'regressive' council tax in Scotland
By Laura Sharman | 12 April 2021
Council tax in Scotland should be increased to the same levels as the rest of the UK, a think-tan...
DEVOLUTION
Public backs more city devolution
By Laura Sharman | 09 April 2021
More than eight in 10 people support more devolution to England’s largest cities, a new poll has ...
FINANCE
Budget should give more cash to councils, claims IFS
By Michael Burton | 16 February 2021
Next month’s Budget should allocate more funding for local government, health and education while...
INFRASTRUCTURE
Think-tank launches levelling up Big Bang theory
By Michael Burton | 15 February 2021
The Government should launch a Northern Big Bang to ‘unleash a torrent of investment into the Nor...
FINANCE
Councils face £1.3bn shortfall on council tax, says IFS
By Heather Jameson | 05 February 2021
Councils face a £1.3bn shortfall in the council tax they were expecting for 2020/21, finance thin...
WHITEHALL
Treasury in property tax rethink
By Heather Jameson | 18 January 2021
Chancellor Rishi Sunak is believed to be rethinking property taxes – including council tax and bu...
PUBLIC HEALTH
Public health cuts biggest in North East
By Laura Sharman | 09 December 2020
The Midlands and the North have suffered the biggest public health cuts in England, new analysis ...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Ministers urged to turbo-charge levelling up agenda
07 December 2020
Ministers have been urged to turbo-charge their ‘levelling up’ agenda after latest figures show t...
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