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Good morning. The Labour government has unveiled its new white paper on English devolution, in what represents the biggest change to local government in England in half a century. (Jen Williams and ...

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Good morning and Happy New Year. I’m standing in today for Stephen while he enjoys the last vestiges of festive downtime. So I thought I’d begin 2025 as I began 2024: by looking at the onward march of ...

Mark Hofman’s interesting critique of the recent English Devolution White Paper is, effectively, a plea to retain decision making closer to communities. And, of course, devolving powers to a body ...

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Jim McMahon said Hampshire and the Solent would see investment and change after devolution The government minister promoting devolution for Hampshire and the Solent has met with local officials from ...

The UK government has outlined its plans for English devolution and local government reform in a landmark white paper. These are some of the most consequential reforms of recent times, signalling a ...

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Daniel Kenealy receives funding from the Economic and Social Research Council. A metropolitan area formed in 1974 covering about 500 square miles; a population of more than 2.5m; an economy bigger ...

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has announced that it will publish an English Devolution White Paper today (16 December) including plans to give regional mayors new ...