England’s streets will become more civilised places only when the needs of pedestrians are given priority over car users, according to the Government’s advisors on urban design. A report today from the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment says most streets are badly designed. 

People in England are increasingly unhappy over the level of public spending in Scotland but there is little evidence of a backlash against devolution, according to a new study. It found that only one in six people in England supported a separate English parliament and even fewer wanted an assembly in every region. 

This report from the Local Government Association calls on the Government to adopt proposals to combat climate change and fight fuel poverty. It advocates a stronger role for local councils and local people in how the public’s money is spent to make homes more energy efficient.
The association sets out an action plan to ensure every home in the country is insulated, lift half a million people out of fuel poverty and slash household energy bills.