Opinion / Where ‘levelling up’ funds go doesn’t matter. They aren’t supposed to work OPINION: Meaningful change on inequality would require real powers for local authorities. Anything else is just noise By Adam Ramsay / 19 Jan 2023
Investigation / Exclusive: Birmingham pays half a billion pounds to under-fire landlords Social housing providers were criticised by a watchdog for failures – including conflicts of interest over funding By Jenna Corderoy and Martin Williams / 1 Jul 2022
Investigation / Exclusive: Substandard landlords bank £132m to house vulnerable residents Specialist providers pocket huge sums in housing benefit, despite criticism from Regulator of Social Housing By Jenna Corderoy and Martin Williams / 29 Jun 2022
News / Tories accused of ‘unfathomable’ failure to pledge against election intimidation Exclusive: Boris Johnson’s party is refusing to sign a pledge against abuse, and the government has failed to respond to a review of election intimidation By Martin Williams / 4 May 2021
Politics & activism / What now for Localism? So the Tories have been returned with an overall majority to govern us for another five years. What does this mean for local democracy? By Laird Ryan / 20 May 2015
