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GOVERNMENT
Riordan named MHCLG perm sec
By Heather Jameson | 08 September 2026
Former Leeds City Council chief executive Tom Riordan is the new permanent secretary at the Minis...
COMBINED AUTHORITY
One-way only won't work
By Benjamin Taylor | 08 September 2026
Don’t rebuild Whitehall inside mayoral authorities, says Benjamin Taylor – turn secondments into ...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Deadlock over December deadline
By Joe Lepper | 08 September 2026
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government is bullish on enforcing a statutory dea...
REORGANISATION
Rayner orders review of local government reorganisation
By Dan Peters | 07 September 2026
The Government has launched a review of its reorganisation programme, withdrawing decisions on fo...
DEVOLUTION
Devolution: moving power from Whitehall to local government
By Ian Miller | 07 September 2026
Local government will judge the new devolution agenda by whether it delivers genuine financial an...
DEVOLUTION
Devolution demands joined-up data to make England's new mayors accountable
By Ben Page | 03 September 2026
Mayors need joined-up data to deliver better outcomes across reorganised public services, says Be...
DEVOLUTION
You can't devolve without saving local government
By Heather Jameson | 26 August 2026
Devolution needs strong councils too, says Heather Jameson - and it is time to invest in local go...
MAYORS
Civil servants seconded to all mayoral authorities
By Martin Ford | 21 August 2026
Civil servants are to be seconded to every mayoral authority in the country, the Government has a...
DEVOLUTION
Putting dynamism into devolution: defining the challenge
By Mike Emmerich | 20 August 2026
The prize from devolution is not stronger strategic authorities for their own sake, but places ca...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Rough sleepers to be offered 'route off the streets'
By Dan Peters | 19 August 2026
The Government has announced that everyone sleeping rough this winter will be offered a ‘route of...
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