A wave of new combined authorities is bringing decisions on transport, planning and rural funding closer to home. Here’s what ...

IN conversation over this weekend past with various friends and acquaintances, several of Andy Burnham’s statements created much ...

Steve Reed’s departure leaves a mixed housing legacy and raises questions over the future direction of UK housing policy. – ...

Sir Keir Starmer has issued a veiled swipe at Donald Trump over suggestions the president put pressure on FIFA over a US ...

In his first speech as prime minister in waiting, Andy Burnham promised he would achieve “good growth in every postcode” and spearhead the “biggest rebalancing of power” in political history. Keir ...

One of the big disappointments of the Local Government Code is the failure of LGUs to pick up the responsibility for agricultural technical support for farmers. This failure has severely crippled ...

The English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill has received Royal Assent, enhancing local governance and community rights The English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill has officially ...

MHCLG and the Treasury are promising more powers to the devolved regions through a series of reforms. But for all the progress, regional mayors remain frustrated at a ‘begging bowl’ culture forced on ...

Millions of voters will head to the polls on 7 May, for local elections in England and national parliamentary elections in Scotland and Wales. The UK has had devolved governments since the late 1990s, ...

This month Rachel Reeves announced £2.3bn in additional funding for cities and a plan to devolve – for the first time – the power to keep tax revenues raised in local areas. Joey Gardiner poses the ...

The 16th Finance Commission report comes at a time when relationships between the Centre and many states are frayed over how devolution is done. In India’s federal set up, devolution of funds ensures ...