WHAT IS DEVOLUTION? 🏛️ Devolution is the transfer of power away from Whitehall and into the hands of local leaders, such as mayors. 📍 Right now, the UK is overcentralised, with too many decisions made in Whitehall instead of in …
There has been widespread national, regional, trade and broadcast coverage of the government’s announcement on devolving a share of income tax revenue for mayors across England. BBC News Online, Financial Times, The I Paper andThe Guardian all run pieces noting that mayors …
There have been misleading claims reported in The Telegraph today saying that the government is planning an ‘£18bn tax raid’ through a council tax increase in England over the next few years. This is incorrect. It is for individual …
On Thursday 4 June, Communities Secretary Steve Reed joined the Prime Minister for a visit to York Central, a major development site in the heart of the city that is set to become one of the largest city centre regeneration …
Following the introduction of the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill in Parliament, there has been ongoing positive coverage across national and regional media. LBC ran a comment piece from the Deputy Prime Minister, where she outlined how the Bill …
What is devolution and what will it mean? Devolution is about giving power back to communities – shifting away from Westminster to the local leaders that know their areas best and giving them the tools to make a difference to …
There has been widespread reporting, including in The Times and on BBC News that in some areas, local elections scheduled for May 2025 may be postponed. Some outlets have speculated about the number of areas, and which ones, will be …
Following the publication of the English Devolution White Paper there has been speculative media coverage that proposals around local government reorganisation including that this could potentially delay local elections in some areas with smaller district councils being replaced by larger …
The Chancellor has set out a Budget to fix the foundations by providing a significant boost for housebuilding, backing projects to support local growth and supporting devolution. This week’s budget invests in local government and reaffirmed the government’s commitment to …
There has been widespread coverage of the government’s announcement this week that four devolution agreements will progress in Hull and East Yorkshire, Greater Lincolnshire, Lancashire, and Devon and Torbay. Subject to parliamentary approval and local consent, the devolution agreements will …
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