The housing sector has broadly welcomed the passing into law of the government’s English Devolution and Community Empowerment ...

English devolution has emerged as a prominent feature of the 2015 general election campaign for a number of reasons. One is the ongoing process of devolution that has been taking place across the UK, ...

The United Kingdom is made up of four nations: Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and England, but they are not equal. England alone accounts for more than 80% of the Union's population, wealth and ...

Over the past twenty years, I’ve had the chance to observe a remarkable experiment in urban governance reform: England’s efforts to devolve more power to local decisionmakers through metro mayors, ...

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 ...

A metropolitan area formed in 1974 covering about 500 square miles; a population of more than 2.5m; an economy bigger than Wales or Northern Ireland – that’s Greater Manchester. Last year, Chancellor ...

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 ...

Act follows on from the English Devolution White Paper, which set out government agenda for devolution. The English ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The UK government has outlined its plans for English devolution and local government reform in a landmark white paper. These are ...

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 ...

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