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The candidates for elected mayor line up

One thing seems clear from general conversations, discussion boards and the press is that people ...

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City Deals represent a positive new era for economic development

The challenge is where the City Deals progress from here. The government will probably go ...

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Social immobility: of queens and commoners

If you are doing all you can but only twice as fast is good enough, ...

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Cambridge: to grow or not to grow?

While the importance of economic growth seems axiomatic at a national policy level, almost a ...

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Explaining the Community Infrastructure Levy

How will the introduction of the Community Infrastructure Levy impact on local development plans? Karen ...

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All mapped out?

A study mapping government policies in England shows the importance of understanding the bigger picture, ...

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A town of no centres

Imagine a town with no centres. What would this place be? What would its civic ...

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Planning for the people, by the people

The view that ‘market forces’ are insufficient for our needs is significant. It opens the ...

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Could Portas be just the catalyst my neighbourhood needs?

As part of the bid an innovative voluntary landlord and developer group was formed as ...

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The government needs a strategy for growth – why?

I believe the lack of a ‘why?’ and the narrative is a major problem in ...