This service is a good first step towards a one-stop shop for easy access subnational statistics to understand local areas and how they’re changing.
Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Michael Gove addresses the Convention of the North in Leeds in March 2024.
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We investigated whether rates of children in care have been growing or falling across all English local authorities according to their party political leadership.
Bradford is in danger of joining the six councils on the ‘bankrupt’ list.
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Julia Talbot-Jones, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington and Thomas Benison, Motu Economic and Public Policy Research
If decision makers don’t have up-to-date information about urban water use and demand, any policies they design are unlikely to deliver for communities or the environment.
Homelessness among veterans is not as common as the headlines suggest, but leaving the Armed Forces is a difficult process that can lead to housing problems
The public inquiry into Grenfell makes its first report – but those responsible for the circumstances leading up to the fire are yet to face the consequences.
A clouded future for local councils.
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The UK government has been trying to hand planning power over to local people for 50 years – but research reveals it has fallen far short of its goals.