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Brexiting the current land system

We wouldn’t have chosen this outcome but we are determined that if we are now ...

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Making sense of the business rates conundrum

George Osborne’s plans for business rates devolution have so far thrown up more questions than ...

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Tackling local poverty needs national system change

Local systems change is vitally important to tackling poverty. However, without a supportive national system ...

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The Groucho Marx challenge for public services

People value quality relationships; they want them to be a core part of public services; ...

Communities Economic Development Good Local Economics Local Government Regeneration

Political parties, listen up! We need a new local economics

Over the years, I have been to dozens of party conferences across all the political ...

Communities Economic Development Good Local Economics Local Government Regeneration

Politicians must engage and empower communities

The contemporary political discourse about localism, decentralisation and economic growth all too often seemingly omits ...

Communities Economic Development Good Local Economics Local Government Regeneration

Book review: Taking Power Back

We live in turbulent times. Post financial crash, we have had a prolonged depression and ...

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Local areas should embrace English devolution – but on their own terms

Government has made an offer, and I believe local authority political leaders should positively embrace ...

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Keeping the pressure on for more devolution

The current level of devolved power and resource cannot be the fixed deal and must ...

Communities Economic Development Local Government Regeneration

The case for fairness commissions is growing

The consequences of welfare reforms, structural changes to both the public sector and industry, the ...