Anna Turley

Regions are stuck in the doldrums

The government demolished regional development agencies in the blink of an eye after announcing their abolition last year. But its Regional Growth Fund, revealed at the same time, is still struggling to get off the ground 15 months later Read more...

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Local elections, national fall-out

The May 5 elections were game-changers for all three main parties. They have also raised the chance of strong debates on local and national issues Read more

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Localism Bill: devil’s in the draft, by Anna Turley

The Localism Bill sees its second reading in the Commons today. This is the ‘big picture’ stage of the process; the chance for MPs to debate the main principles of a bill, leaving the nitty-gritty of debating each clause until the committee stage. Read more...

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