Economic Development

Community solutions must become common currency

I am writing this from Amsterdam where I am meeting representatives from local government and other think tanks to share ideas and practice about ‘community currencies’.

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Finding a way to bounce back

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Prosperous outlook

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Beware false dawns in economic policy’s winter

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A win-win agreement

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Rethinking business rates

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Will Ed correct David’s mistake on poor neighbourhoods?

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Tackling an age-old problem

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RGF bidding war exposes a flawed approach

There are few surprises in first round of Regional Growth Fund bids, says Adrian Nolan. But it reinforces the same concerns

The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has released a breakdown of the bids it has received from across the country for the £1.4bn Regional Growth Fund (RGF). It reveals a number of notable, but not wholly surprising, trends.