‘Devo requires change in mindset’
A change in mindset and culture in Whitehall and Westminster is needed for councils to get real devolution, according to the Leader of the Liberal Democrats.
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The challenges of devolving English government
England is governed by an over-centralised and incoherent tangle of institutional structures.
Making headway on devolution
A new year provides the opportunity to reflect, and looking back at 2022 it’s fair to say it has been a mixed bag for the County Councils Network’s (CNN) member councils.
A bid for devolution
Congratulations to the 111 areas across the UK that will benefit from a share of the latest £2.1 billion round of government funding for levelling up, announced last month.
Levelling up requires devolving down
Levelling up has meant “everything and nothing” for some people because they “haven’t been able to get a fix on it” – not my words, but those of Michael Gove MP, on his 36th day as Secretary of State for Levelling up, Housing and Communities.
County devo deals to help level up
New ‘county deals’ will help devolve power to local communities beyond England’s biggest cities, the Prime Minister has said in a keynote speech on the Government’s ‘levelling up’ agenda.
Taking a local approach
Friends, this is my last column ahead of the local elections and our group elections that follow.
Turbo-charging devolution
Local government’s response to COVID-19 has demonstrated that it does deliver and can be trusted. Now is the time for a new devolution settlement.
MPs support greater powers for councils
Eight in 10 MPs say councils should have more financial freedoms and powers to build homes in their area and 72 per cent say they should have more control over local taxes, according to exclusive LGA polling by Savanta ComRes.