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PLANNING

Slough speeds into the thriving zone

By Will Tuckley | 16 July 2025

Slough’s Simplified Planning Zone shows how the need for a flourishing local economy can be compa...

SEND

Searching for a solution

By Sir Bob Neill | 16 July 2025

As the Government embarks on SEND reform, Sir Bob Neill asks whether ministers have chosen the ri...

FISCAL DEVOLUTION

On the right path to fiscal devo

By Alun Hughes | 16 July 2025

Government accepts the fiscal devolution principle, says Alun Hughes, and he argues that a County...

DEVOLUTION

Thinking fast and slow on devolution

By Heather Jameson | 14 July 2025

If ministers want their devo dreams to be realised, they need to move fast, says Heather Jameson.

DEVOLUTION

Future-proofing devolution

By Professor John Denham | 14 July 2025

Devolution will need strong statutory underpinning and a long-term, cross-departmental ambition i...

FINANCE

Fair funding finally within sight

By Sir Stephen Houghton | 11 July 2025

Full council tax equalisation will have a huge impact for the most deprived areas, but for the se...

DEVOLUTION

Devolution goes mainstream? Definitely Maybe

By Mike Emmerich | 11 July 2025

As the government gave devolution a supersonic boost with the launch of the bill, Mike Emmerich l...

GOVERNANCE

Clampdown on committees

By Kathy O'Leary | 09 July 2025

Kathy O’Leary questions the thinking behind the abolition of the committee system

WORKFORCE

We need a Transformation Academy

By Rachael Shimmin | 09 July 2025

Rachael Shimmin explains how a new Transformation Academy can help build skills, confidence forge...

ELECTIONS

Under pressure: The strain of snap elections

By Peter Stanyon | 09 July 2025

Peter Stanyon says election teams must have the legislation, systems and funding in place if they...

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