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Portsmouth City Council was one of four authorities to put in a "Hampshire and the Solent" devolution bid Five councils in Hampshire and Dorset have submitted applications this week asking to be part ...

The government’s White Paper on devolution within England proposes unitary local authorities with a minimum population of 500,000, as discussed in part one of this article. The other significant ...

Commercial secretary to the Treasury Lord O’Neill warns “devolution is not the only thing that matters” Devolution deals on their own are not sufficient to create powerhouses across the country, ...

Q1: If your region has its own elected assembly, would you be willing to pay additional taxes levied in the form of a local taxation, as the Greater London Authority does, in order to improve local ...

Professor Kevin Morgan, who chaired the 1997 referendum Yes campaign, believes the Assembly’s future is secure and there is no question of the clock being turned back. Professor Kevin Morgan, who ...

Discussions have begun ahead of the biggest transformation of local government in southern England in decades. With this month's elections cancelled, attention has turned to the devolution plans for a ...

A TOTAL of 1,943 people took part in a survey on a proposed devolution deal for North Yorkshire. The consultation was to collect the public’s views on a proposed devolution deal for York and North ...

A proposed devolution deal for Lancashire is finally on the table – after seven years of trying. The blueprint for bringing more powers and cash under the county’s control has been published as part ...

It is the biggest change to local government in a generation. It would see the creation of a new super authority that takes power and money from Westminster. Alongside the combined authority, there is ...