What’s wrong with the English planning system?
Keir Starmer has said a Labour government would try to overhaul our internationally unusual set-up.
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Why we need an industrial strategy
Business is deserting the UK as a place to invest.
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Could new regulation kill off short-term holiday lets?
The government is currently consulting on whether to regulate holiday rentals commonly advertised on platforms like Airbnb.
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Andy Street: “Our devolution deal is the end of the begging bowl”
The Mayor of the West Midlands on how the “landmark” shift of powers from Whitehall to his authority will transform…
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How would Labour do levelling up?
Labour’s shadow levelling up minister, Alex Norris, on the opposition’s plans for devolution and regional policy.
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Three leadership pivots for rapidly changing times
Inflation is affecting local government delivery everywhere.
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Dehenna Davison on devolution: “We have instigated the greatest transfer of power in living memory”
Our new deals will hand strong, effective metro mayors the tools they need to grow their regions.
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Health equity is the key to prosperity
We need intervention to close widening regional divides.
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