The number of local government employees has fallen by 33,000 since last year while NHS staff numbers are up by 20,000 over the same period, according to figures published today by the Office for National Statistics.
Government planning reforms should be amended to tackle anxieties about inappropriate and unsustainable development, a panel of MPs has urged.
Plans for the UKs first municipal bonds agency have been given the green light to enter the launch phase.
Localis’ Chief Executive, Alex Thomson, spoke to BBC Radio Stoke on the future of local government finances.
The Sheffield city region has won a devolution deal that includes greater powers over transport, skills and housing, without the imposition of a directly elected mayor.
Councils need tougher powers to crack down on the proliferation of betting shops, the LGA has said.
Localis’ Chief Executive, Alex Thomson, was quoted in The MJ on the lack of devolutionary deals in the 2014 Autumn Statement.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, told local government his door was open for more devolution as part of the Autumn Statement announced in Parliament today.
Move against ‘unregulated casino-style gambling’ comes from 93 boroughs, with call to reduce stakes on fixed-odds terminals.
Localis’ Chief Executive, Alex Thomson, has been identified as one of the most influential people in local government.