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England needs a Secretary of State and ‘council of mayors’ at the heart of Whitehall

06 Apr 2023

England has a level of centralised control comparable to far smaller nations, yet the country remains a “ghost-like presence” barely acknowledged by...

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Austerity cuts ‘twice as deep’ in England as rest of Britain

09 Oct 2018

Research finds significant inequalities in cuts to council services across the country, with deprived areas in the north of England and London seeing...

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