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Belligerent cities need to strike for a new deal

We need to see more belligerent cities. A belligerence which tells truth to power ...

Regeneration

High street policy needs to be more ambitious than this

Above all Portas Pilots need to be serious. In most cases they are. But I’m ...

Regeneration

The truth about the Portas funding ‘fiasco’

It was simply unfair of Turner-Mitchell to criticise and write off all of the Portas ...

Economic Development Local Government Regeneration

Devolution needs to reach all parts of Britain

Settling devolutionary deals with 20 areas around the country, covering 67% of the population, has ...

Regeneration

A stroll on the high street – the economics of walking

It seems clear in these difficult economic times that a focus on local schemes is ...

Local Government Regeneration

Spotlight on policy and practice in small towns

Times are tough for small towns but our evidence shows that innovative ideas are helping ...

Economic Development Good Local Economics Local Government Regeneration

Do local currencies work?

Six years on from its launch, a local currency in the United States continues to ...

Local Government Regeneration

Imagining the town centres of the future

Diversity and integration of functions, people and spaces may be the key to bringing town ...

Local Government Regeneration

How to… revive a town centre through crafts

The murder of a young design student kickstarted the regeneration of West Kilbride. Using crafts ...

Regeneration

Smart Cities for the many not the few

By the end of the first day it was clear: the smart city agenda is ...