Devolution

Will London-style devolution work elsewhere in the UK?

12.05.2022

The levelling-up white paper proposes a new framework for devolution for England. Unlike previous devolution deals, this sets a deal for “every area of England that wants one”, underpinned by four principles...

Belfast City Council bangs drum for wider powers

22.04.2022

Roger Milne

Belfast City Council | Devolution | devolved powers | Northern Ireland | Policy & Politics

Belfast City Council is lobbying hard for wider planning and other powers, which would require significant devolution from Northern Ireland Executive departments.

Level pegging: Does planning have a part to play in levelling-up?

26.11.2021

Simon Wicks

The Department for Levelling Up: What does it mean, where is the money coming from and can planning prevent it from turning into an enormous game of snakes and ladders? Simon Wicks takes a look

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Levelling-up proposals must be reconnected to devolution

21.06.2021

Laura Edgar

A report has called for a new settlement for place that reconnects the government’s levelling-up ambitions with the decentralisation of power in England.

Devolution deal signed for West Yorkshire

03.02.2021

Laura Edgar

Devolution | Economic Growth | Policy & Politics | West Yorkshire Combined Authority | Yorkshire

Regional growth and local government minister Luke Hall has signed an order that brings into law a devolution deal for West Yorkshire.

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News in brief: RTPI sees its numbers swell; Deal agreed to deliver 43 homes in Warwickshire

06.01.2021

Laura Edgar

A round-up of planning news: Wednesday 6 January, 2021

Picking up the pieces: The case for a federal UK

01.09.2020

Malcolm Prowle

Brexit and the Covid-19 pandemic have ruthlessly exposed deep regional inequalities that are pulling the UK apart. A federal system of government could heal the divisions, argues Malcolm Prowle...

West Midlands seeks more powers to aid Covid-19 recovery

20.08.2020

Laura Edgar

Andy Street | Devolution | Policy & Politics | West Midlands | West Midlands

Council leaders in the West Midlands and the mayor of the region’s combined authority have called on the government to devolve more powers to aid its recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic.

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South East in transport devolution bid

27.07.2020

Laura Edgar

Transport for the South East has submitted a bid to the government to become a statutory body so that it can accelerate investment in sustainable transport.

Budget 2020: 'Changed mindset' behind new devolution deals and local growth funding

12.03.2020

Simon Wicks

A 'changed mindset' that will see a greater focus on the UK's nations, towns and cities beyond London and England is behind pledges of new deals and growth funding in the Budget.

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