Breaking down England's fiscal devolution plans
David Phillips of the IFS tells LocalGov why England's regional finance reforms are modest by global comparison and what ministers still need to get right.
LGA: Councils play ‘critical’ part in boosting growth
29/09/2025 Old towns and cities could generate £13bn for the economy, analysis has revealed. |
West Midlands expected to be worst hit by Trump tariffs
07/04/2025 The West Midlands is expected to be the region worst hit by President Donald Trump's 10% tariff on UK exports to the US, a charity has said. |
Councils awarded decarbonisation funding
07/01/2025 Five local authorities in the Midlands have been awarded grant funding to develop decarbonisation plans for industrial zones in their areas. |
Skills shortage ‘putting brakes’ on net zero
12/12/2023 The skills shortage is undermining efforts to reduce carbon emissions and effectively tackle the climate crisis, local authority leaders in London have warned. |
Council ‘saddened’ by proposed job cuts at rail factory
16/11/2023 A council leader has urged ministers to commit to the industrial sector after the UK’s largest rail assembly factory announced 1,330 jobs are at risk in Derby. |
£600m boost for Oxford and Swindon Mini factories
12/09/2023 The BMW Group will invest more than £600m in its Mini plants in Oxford and Swindon as its electric production gains pace. |
West Midlands Combined Authority signs £2bn warehouse partnership
18/05/2023 The West Midlands Combined Authority has announced a £2bn partnership to create warehouse facilities in the region over the next 10 years. |
Council chiefs welcome call to address creative skills ‘blind spot’
17/01/2023 Council leaders have welcomed a call for a Government focus on fixing the educational ‘blind spots' and digital skills shortage impacting creative industries. |
Council grants planning permission for Europe’s largest lithium refinery
28/11/2022 Planning permission has been granted to develop Europe’s largest lithium hydroxide refinery in Teesside, a move aimed at boosting the EV battery industry. |
Deal to secure British Steel nearly ‘over the line'
16/08/2019 A deal is close to being finalised that could see the struggling steel manufacturer British Steel brought out of insolvency. |
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British Steel’s financial troubles could cost councils nearly £3m
22/05/2019 Local authorities could lose £2.8m in business rates should British Steel go into administration, a real estate company has calculated. |
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‘Local industrial strategies’ needed to boost employment in cities, think tank says
16/08/2017 A think tank has called on the Government to devise ‘local industrial strategies’ in order to tackle unemployment and underemployment in the UK’s major cities. |
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Local leadership priority in industrial strategy says Clark
21/07/2017 The Government needs to focus on place-based leadership, the business secretary has said. |
