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Treasury control over transport is stalling regional growth, IPPR warns
POLICY AND POLITICS

Treasury control over transport is stalling regional growth, IPPR warns

By William Eichler | 18 February 2026

Centralised Treasury control over transport spending is constraining regional growth, according to findings from the Institute for Public Policy Research.

INFRASTRUCTURE

Guiding you to achieve your design aspirations

20 January 2026

Commissioning a design project can be complex and challenging. Discover how Network Rail, an infr...

DEVOLUTION

The visitor levy has the potential to be the start of a cultural shift in Government

By Zoe Billingham | 13 January 2026

Mayors will always be ultimately under the control of government without some financial freedom, ...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Cleverly backs pro-density housing report

By Dan Peters | 23 December 2025

Shadow housing secretary James Cleverly has backed a report by think-tank Policy Exchange that ca...

PLANNING

Royal Assent for Planning and Infrastructure Bill

By Martin Ford | 19 December 2025

Legislation to bring in a raft of changes to the planning system has officially received Royal As...

PFI

How to prepare for a smooth, safe and compliant PFI handback

By Lorna Kenyon-Pain | 02 December 2025

Emma Beynon, Alex Lawrence and Lorna Kenyon-Pain look at the issues around handback of Private Fi...

HOUSING

The National Housing Bank: Will it help councils build?

By Jack Shaw | 21 November 2025

The question of whether the National Housing Bank becomes a central plank of housebuilding and re...

ENVIRONMENT

Ministers accused of 'scapegoating' nature

By Neil Merrick | 16 November 2025

Ministers have been accused of ‘scapegoating’ nature as they attempt to build 1.5 million homes d...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Reed refuses to rule out fresh planning legislation

By Dan Peters | 12 November 2025

Fresh planning legislation could be tabled to strip back environmental protections in an effort t...

CLIMATE EMERGENCY

The climate transition is local

By John Heneghan | 11 November 2025

With COP30 underway, Evelyn Henderson-Child and John Heneghan emphasise that the climate transiti...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Sunderland leads UK Smart City revolution and tech growth

By Patrick Melia | 31 October 2025

Embedding connectivity infrastructure into the very fabric of urban life can ignite the condition...

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