The net zero transition is not a silver bullet
Green industrial strategy could benefit some poorer communities, but it's no panacea for decades of underinvestment.
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The council debt crisis is of the government’s own making
The abolition of the Audit Commission, and the squeeze on local authority budgets, has doubled the sector's liabilities.
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Successive Tory governments have abandoned workers
The shadow minister for business, employment rights and levelling up on Labour's plans for economic renewal.
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What does the North East devolution deal mean for the region?
Labour candidate Kim McGuinness, independent Jamie Driscoll, and experts from the region discuss the largest devolution agreement to date.
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Delivering decarbonisation and regional growth
A cohesive national strategy on net zero can invigorate all parts of the UK.
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Exclusive polling: councillors give their verdict on 14 years of Tory rule
As voters head to the polling booths today, 280 English councillors report that the local government sector is in crisis.
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What does Labour’s South Yorkshire metro mayor stand for?
Oliver Coppard is up for re-election on 2 May, but he doesn't readily betray a big, defining political project.
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We need to decentralise the NHS
The survival of the health service depends on its ability to empower local areas.
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