EXCLUSIVE: Councils urged to 'sharpen commercial edge'

By Martin Ford and Paul Marinko | 16 June 2021

A new report will tomorrow argue that allowing councils to sharpen their commercial edge will ‘unlock immense latent place potential’ and help ‘galvanise recovery’.

The research paper by the think-tank Localis and consultancy Human Engine said there was a need for councils to pursue well-managed and strategic commercial activity following the ‘perfect storm’ created by the pandemic.

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