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Sir Ed Davey speaking at LGA conference.

‘Devo requires change in mindset’

by The Editorial Team

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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Whitehall road in London

The challenges of devolving English government

by Dr Jack Newman and Professor Michael Kenny

England is governed by an over-centralised and incoherent tangle of institutional structures. 

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graphic of blue and pink drumkit on yellow background.

Banging the devolution drum

by The Editorial Team

The LGA has long called for genuine devolution to local areas.

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: female carer helping older woman on walking stick.

Making headway on devolution

by Councillor Tim Oliver

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.

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Some coins weighed up evenly

A bid for devolution

by Councillor James Jamieson

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.

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Bricklayer with a spirit line

Levelling up requires devolving down

by Councillor James Jamieson

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.

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County devo deals to help level up

by The Editorial Team

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.

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Taking a local approach

by Councillor Marianne Overton MBE

Friends, this is my last column ahead of the local elections and our group elections that follow.

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Bristol town hall, a shot of ornamental garden in front of the building, semi circular pond lined with petunias

Turbo-charging devolution

by The Editorial Team

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.

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MPs support greater powers for councils

by The Editorial Team

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.

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