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Ewan Woods: Botched devolution plans won’t deliver efficient local government

Conservative Home

Conservative Home

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July 2, 2026

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Simply pushing for more devolution as a fix fails to reconcile the dodgy foundations the current local government settlement is built upon. The post Ewan Woods: Botched devolution plans won’t deliver efficient local government appeared first on Conservative Home.

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TheJournal.ie

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· Jun 30, 2026

Government signs off on plan to make it easier for locals to build homes in their own areas

The new plan tells local authorities they are no longer to be ‘over prescriptive’ about rural housing rules.

Financial Times

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· Jun 25, 2026

Burnham plans new ‘devolution department’ in Manchester

Likely next PM sees move as best way to grant local communities greater power over their economies, workforces and infrastructure

The West Australian

lean right

· Jul 12, 2026

New reforms to R-Codes will increase housing supply

Last week, the State Government announced plans for sweeping reforms in relation to the Residential Design Codes (R-Codes) that are aimed at enabling greater housing supply...

Guinee news

center

· Jul 3, 2026

Dubréka : les communes rurales élisent leurs nouveaux maires, la GMD confirme sa Persée

Après l’installation des exécutifs des communes urbaines, les communes rurales de la préfecture de Dubréka ont, à leur tour, procédé ce jeudi 2 juillet à l’élection et à l’installation de leurs nouveaux exécutifs communaux. Les différents scrutins se sont déroulés dans le calme, sans incident majeur, selon les informations recueillies sur place. La Génération pour []

Utusan Malaysia

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· Jul 8, 2026

Sektor pertanian, pelancongan desa dipertingkat di Kota Tinggi

KOTA TINGGI: Sektor pertanian dan perikanan serta pelancongan desa perlu dipertingkat untuk menjadi pemacu ekonomi luar bandar di daerah ini sekali gus meningkatkan pendapatan penduduk. Ahli Parlimen Kota Tinggi, Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin berkata, pendekatan itu dipilih kerana pembangunan sesebuah kawasan tidak semestinya diukur melalui pembinaan bangunan pencakar langit mahupun projek mega, sebaliknya berdasarkan ... Read more The post Sektor pertanian, pelancongan desa dipertingkat di Kota Tinggi appeared first on Utusan Malaysia.

The Rising Nepal

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· Jul 4, 2026

Government to be tough on borrowers to return the money of depositors: Minister Rawal

Kathmandu, July 4: Minister for Land Management, Cooperatives, Federal Affairs and General Administration Pratibha Rawal...

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Related coverage for "Ewan Woods: Botched devolution plans won’t deliver efficient local government": TheJournal.ie — Government signs off on plan to make it easier for locals to build homes in their own areas. Financial Times — Burnham plans new ‘devolution department’ in Manchester. The West Australian — New reforms to R-Codes will increase housing supply. Guinee news — Dubréka : les communes rurales élisent leurs nouveaux maires, la GMD confirme sa Persée. Utusan Malaysia — Sektor pertanian, pelancongan desa dipertingkat di Kota Tinggi. The Rising Nepal — Government to be tough on borrowers to return the money of depositors: Minister Rawal