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Why wait for government when you can create your own destiny?

I have long been a believer that you first of all need to decide what ...

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Good with local services?

With public services being increasingly marketised, a group of local authorities is looking to the ...

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Highly commended

Each year staff at the Centre for Local Economic Strategies (CLES) nominate projects and initiatives ...

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Planning for people or for profit?

Something needs to be done to address the current imbalance in favour of economic development ...

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Is the NPPF really going to help?

Some communities may simply not have the ambition or resources to enable them to take ...

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Localising the challenge

The phrase Big Society is banned and you’ll find little kowtowing to the government’s agenda. ...

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The ageing north needs a vision

We face some stark choices, and for all the government’s talk of rebalancing the economy, ...

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The crisis in local economic development

All of us interested in creating great places must gaze beyond the present and look ...

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Better connected

Matt Leach has become skeptical of government’s ability to make a real impact on a ...

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Network interference?

This week sees the inaugural meeting of the government-backed national network for local enterprise partnerships. ...