WHAT USE ARE POLITICAL PARTIES? From The Province Of The Cat by George Gunn At the recent SNP conference, John Swinney ...

Councillors in Warwickshire have decided they should form a new "super council" and become part of the West Midlands Combined ...

A Mayor will be coming to the county in May 2027, now that Cumberland Council and Westmorland and Furness Council have officially agreed to form the Cumbria Combined Authority next year.

When the opportunity of trying a different approach was presented to the SNP Government by its creators – an approach that ...

Plaid Cymru has promised to publish a plan for Welsh independence - but not within the first term of a Plaid-led government.

Cameron’s comments come amid repeated calls by the Democratic Alliance (DA) to decentralise certain policing powers from national to local authorities. Chairperson of Parliament's Police Committee, ...

In retrospect, the rhetoric of Holyrood’s driving spirits looks overblown, and, in some cases, ridiculously wide of the mark. Tony Blair spoke about a better way of governing, that would ‘bring power ...

All three councils in Cheshire have now backed plans to create a new combined authority - the Cheshire and Warrington Combined Authority. But what does it mean for people living in the county, and ...

A new combined authority is set to cover the three council areas All three councils in Cheshire have now backed plans to create a new combined authority - the Cheshire and Warrington Combined ...

An East Lancashire Council is looking to employ extra temporary workers because current staff are facing a mounting workload due to the forthcoming local government shake-up. The Government's ...

Take a look at your local council. It’s probably not a pretty picture. Some 15 years of austerity have left local government in pieces. Critical services have been reduced to a level where they are ...

The House of Representatives will today hold a public hearing on the proposed amendment to the 1999 Constitution. The hearing, originally scheduled earlier this month but postponed following the ...