For maximum impact we need to raise the profile of our sector nationally but having a stronger voice locally would certainly ...

A Professor of Comparative Politics and Public Administration at Osun State University, Professor Bolaji Olumuyiwa Omitola, has called for a fundamental ...

Setting out his vision for the UK its latest prime minister, Andy Burnham, outlined devolution plans in a bid to delegate powers away from Whitehall. He promised it would be the "biggest rebalancing ...

The Finance Ministry on Saturday (August 1, 2026) said the Centre has released an additional instalment of tax devolution to state governments amounting to ₹1.09 lakh crore, which is in addition to ...

Labour’s state-reform agenda risks repeating age old mistakes By Siân Whyte Under Andy Burnham and his new cabinet, British governance is being redesigned. Their Rewiring the State policy paper ...

Responding to an editorial, Scott Hunter writes that the benefits of being a devolved authority have not yet arrived in Tees Valley, while John Hall calls for constitutional reform. Plus letters from ...

The prime minister said the UK’s “antiquated” political system needs reform if equal opportunities are to be effectively shared out across the country. Britain is one of the only major democracies ...

PM argues for codified model of decentralisation that would fundamentally change centuries-old workings of state Andy Burnham has said his programme of devolution strengthens the case for a written ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Andy Burnham said that the dramatic wave of devolution he unveiled this week will “increase the case” for a ...

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On Friday, Andy Burnham announced his latest policy to "take power out of Westminster", giving regional mayors in England a share of income tax to spend in their local communities. The prime minister ...