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With the appointment of a minister for Brexit opportunities, Global Britain would do well to jump on the growing global bandwagon for ‘subnational

Local enterprise partnerships are set to be "integrated" into combined authorities and county deals where they cover the same geography, the levelling up

A new model of ‘social procurement’ would add new commitments around collaboration, social value, sustainability, probity and higher labour standards,

A new report finds that ever more homes are at risk of flooding and calls on the government to implement policy changes that would bolster climate resilience

Localis has urged the government to give consideration to the impact of regional variability in house prices.

The government’s ambition to retrofit homes risks undermining levelling up efforts if it does not take into account huge regional variations in property

Localis chief executive Jonathan Werran gives his take on this week's goings on at the Tory conference in Manchester. Today's top news stories: Gove backs

Local government should become part of a 'stewardship model' of planning, which encourages encourages landowners and developers to "maintain an active

What kind of regional or sub-regional political economy will be responsible for directing economic growth at local level remains up for grabs, writes

Let political battle commence with the unveiling of Queen’s Speech once this week’s local elections have fallen off the grid. Although the last general election was less than a year and a half ago, the government’s first order of the day will be to regain the prerogative to set the date for future general elections by repealing that unloved coalition hangover, the Fixed-Term Parliaments Act. Legislative headroom will be a precious commodity in a bill-clogged parliamentary timetable, so th...