Archive

Blears: I'll tackle DWP over local devolution

28 September 2007

The communities secretary this week pledged to grapple with the Department for Work and Pensions and its Jobcentre Plus agency, saying the agency is proving a barrier to local decision-making.

Stakeholders recoil at regional reforms

28 September 2007

Ministers came under fire this week for regional reforms that will abolish stakeholder groups' role in deciding growth targets.

Total recall

28 September 2007

John Prescott reviews his career highlights - and regrets.

Referendum fever

By Karen Buck

28 September 2007

We can't always do what the people ask.

Changes for Scottish Enterprise

28 September 2007

The network of 21 local enterprise companies in Scotland is to be scrapped and replaced with five regional operations, the Scottish Government has announced.

Farrell warns over rush for eco-towns

28 September 2007

Most housing growth could be accommodated in existing urban centres instead of creating eco-towns, a leading planner argued this week.

Mayor puts in a bid for London homes agency

28 September 2007

The new Homes and Communities super-agency should devolve delivery of housing and regeneration in London to a separate body, according to the capital's mayor.

Planning profile raiser

28 September 2007

Interview: Planning Aid for Scotland executive director Petra Biberbach.

Changes afoot for Scottish towns

27 September 2007

The Scottish Enterprise overhaul will see the agency lose jurisdiction over local regeneration projects.

Scottish Enterprise overhauled

27 September 2007

Scottish councils are to take on local business support duties in a major shake-up of the country's economic development network.