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Gauging the true costs of affordable housing

The announcement in the last budget of a 1% decrease in rents has presented a ...

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A healthy economy

Progressive economic development has the local population’s health and wellbeing at its heart, says Marvin ...

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What’s the big difference about Big Local?

I recently chaired a roundtable discussion about enabling residents to transform their communities for the ...

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Devolution’s age-old problem

Despite cynicism from people of all political persuasions, George Osborne has, since helping to steer ...

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Britain’s big cities don’t have a monopoly on growth

A strong emphasis on the big cities to the exclusion of other places runs the ...

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Leading the fight for fairness

Fairness Commissions have helped pushed the issues of inequality and poverty onto the agenda. But ...

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Solving the skills mismatch

We are facing a huge challenge to keep pace with skills requirements of rapidly developing ...

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Risky business: how cutbacks are leading local authorities into ‘exotic’ waters

Without careful consideration, the reliance upon commercial real estate could lead to a period of ...

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Local authorities and housing associations must work together in tough times

While the debate over the pros and cons of extending right to buy has focused ...

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Understanding how debt problems change our behaviour is the key to better support

A new report based on research in the Netherlands, provides five ways to incorporate latest ...