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Telangana’s share in Central devolution rises to 2.17%

Business Line 20 Mar 2026
Convinced Finance Commission to incentivise States with better economic indicators. FM ....
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Mayors need more powers to avoid devolution remaining ‘half backed’, says British Chambers of Commerce president

The Business Desk 19 Mar 2026
Devolution in England “remains half a loaf, half baked”, with even the most empowered city leaders lacking the tools to drive local growth, president of the ...
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Mayors need more powers to avoid devolution remaining ‘half baked’, says British Chambers of Commerce president

The Business Desk 19 Mar 2026
Devolution in England “remains half a loaf, half baked”, with even the most empowered city leaders lacking the tools to drive local growth, president of the ...
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Fiscal devolution: LGA statement on Chancellor speech (LGA - Local Government Association)

Public Technologies 18 Mar 2026
"The UK is one of the most fiscally centralised countries in the developed world so plans towards greater fiscal devolution are encouraging ... Fiscal devolution.
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Reeves’ financial devolution plan welcomed by Mayor as ‘giant leap forward’ for region

The Business Desk 18 Mar 2026
Welcoming the announcement on the proposed ‘fiscal devolution’ yesterday by Chancellor Rachel Reeves, the mayor described it as a “giant leap forward, giving our region more control of our future”. Mayor of the West of England, Helen Godwin ...   ... .
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New amendments will create safer streets, champion culture, and strengthen local accountability under the English Devolution Bill (DFT - UK Department for Transport)

Public Technologies 18 Mar 2026
Measures tabled to the landmark English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill represent the latest step in giving local leaders, people who know their areas best, the keys to the driving seat in kick-starting real change for their areas.
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Rachel Reeves backs more regional devolution to ‘unlock growth’

Financial Times 17 Mar 2026
UK chancellor’s reforms include allowing local areas to keep some proceeds from higher income tax receipts ....
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The Guardian view on the fragile politics of the union: Labour’s woes have consequences beyond ...

The Guardian 17 Mar 2026
The general election of July 2024 did not just call time on a decade and a half of Conservative rule ... In May’s Senedd elections, Plaid is on course to replace Labour as the largest party in Wales for the first time since devolution ... ....
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Would a new leader be the answer to Labour’s woes? | Letters

The Guardian 16 Mar 2026
Readers respond to articles by Zoe Williams and Clive Lewis about the party’s popularity crisis. Zoe Williams’s conjecture that pragmatism might be the solution to Labour’s polling woes is surely a triumph of hope over experience ... Dr Anthony Isaacs.
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UK Government must not ignore growing cross-party consensus on police devolution – Plaid Cymru (Plaid Cymru - Party of Wales)

Public Technologies 12 Mar 2026
Plaid Cymru Peer leads push for devolution of policing to Wales in the House of Lords ... Despite three independent commissions recommending the devolution of justice and policing, Mahmood stated unequivocally.
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