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Rebalancing acts

For those of us who keep a pinch of salt handy on Budget Day, though, ...

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Getting to the core

London is being given the chance to shape its own economic future, so why shouldn’t ...

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Enterprise zones can provide a boost where it’s needed most

The next wave of development zones will benefit from expected measures such as simplified planning ...

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Creating space for community control

Slashed council budgets are leading to more public spaces being placed in the hands of ...

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Centres for all ages

Rather than simply closing children’s centres and other community facilities for short-term savings, why not ...

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It’s the season to protect our parks

So where is the money going to come from for green space maintenance? As any ...

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This Big Society game is simply out of touch

It is the world of the headteacher, doctor or bank manager whose word was deferred ...

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Beware false dawns in economic policy’s winter

A new landscape for economic development is emerging. But is the shrinking of the state ...

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A year of hard choices – and intelligent debate

Already 2011 is turning into a strange and uncomfortable year. The discomfort has been widely ...

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The great and the good

What can we learn from the winners of the annual Urbanism Awards?