The UK Government is seeking bids from mayoral strategic authorities in England to take control of rail in their areas ...

Cheshire and Warrington’s three councils have asked to be included in the government’s priority programme for devolution. The councils’ leaders have written to Local Government and English Devolution ...

Labour backbenchers wrote to the Prime Minister accusing him of rolling back on devolution and MSs from across the chamber ...

Devolution will be “default in our constitution” rather than “at the whim of a minister in Whitehall”, Angela Rayner said as she launched plans to overhaul local government. Under the reforms ...

The new combined authority will take in Southampton, Portsmouth, Hampshire and Isle of Wight councils Elections for a new mayor for the Hampshire and Solent region will take place next year, the ...

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Questioned by MPs, the local government minister insisted there would be real advantages to devolution – but his cautious tone contrasted with his colleague’s bold claims, writes LGC reporter Jonathan ...

Trust in the Scottish Government has plunged to the lowest level since devolution and there has been a sharp decline in satisfaction with the NHS. A damning new survey has revealed a massive fall in ...

In recent years, two apparently contradictory but, in fact, complementary socio-political phenomena have reinforced each other in the European urban realm: the re-scaling of nation-states through ...

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe declared last week that his government would implement the 13th amendment to the country’s constitution. After nearly three decades, the amendment, which ...

As anyone who has ever attempted any sort of remodelling project such as clearing out a cupboard, a kitchen extension or building a new housing estate will know, there is a period at the beginning ...

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