Devolution is the next big thing
By Josie Pagani, political strategist and commentator. In a cosy basement bar in Copenhagen, my Danish friend and I were entertaining ourselves after a couple...
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Our once in a generation chance to nail infrastructure legislation
By Peter Silcock, Chief Executive, Civil Contractors New Zealand. An exposure draft of the bill has been circulated and a Select Committee is currently digesting...
Representing local communities
Gavin Beattie from the Local Government Commission discusses council options with electoral systems. Recent times has demonstrated the value, more than ever, of strong, caring...
Keep control of funding and spending
People and businesses are suffering economic pain from the pandemic, but that is not a good reason for local authorities to reduce rates. By Linda...