How great city regions can shine again
ECONOMIC GROWTH

How great city regions can shine again

By Mike Emmerich | 20 May 2025

More of the ‘good London effect’ is needed in more of the country, without the bad capital city effect of letting growth outstrip the capacity of the place to absorb it, argues Mike Emmerich.

LOCAL ECONOMIES

Getting in the zone to deliver local success

By Sean Benstead | 13 May 2025

The special economic zones model is still too centralised, and government must loosen its grip if...

INCLUSIVE GROWTH

Cranford: A Hounslow case study in tackling inequalities

By Mandy Skinner | 12 May 2025

Mandy Skinner looks at how Hounslow LBC has begun work to systematically tackle inequity in areas...

LOCAL ECONOMIES

The reality of growth

By Ann McGauran | 11 February 2025

East Midlands Mayor Claire Ward talks to Ann McGauran about her hopes for the region’s Inclusive ...

CULTURE

Putting culture at Durham's core

By Martin Ford | 17 January 2025

While cuts to cultural services have become the norm across local government, Durham Council has ...

REGENERATION

Regeneration: Reflecting on the future

By Jon Rouse | 04 December 2024

Jon Rouse outlines an ambitious range of projects across Stoke-on-Trent that are reshaping the ci...

REGENERATION

Regeneration: Cold data and a warm conversation

By Heather Jameson | 04 December 2024

Darren Rodwell, key architect of the regeneration of Barking and Dagenham, tells Heather Jameson ...

LOCAL ECONOMIES

Community wealth (and health) building

By Tom Lloyd Goodwin | 02 December 2024

Tom Lloyd Goodwin highlights three things that stood out from CLES’s final Community Wealth Build...

INCLUSIVE GROWTH

Making the missions happen

By Sarah Longlands | 20 November 2024

Labour should look to community wealth-building to achieve its self-proclaimed missions, writes S...

INCLUSIVE GROWTH

Powering up our rural communities

By Naomi Mason | 18 November 2024

Naomi Mason reports from an event focused on how the community wealth building approach works in ...

POLICY AND POLITICS

A Parliament for local innovators

By Ben Franklin | 06 November 2024

The chancellor has stumped up the cash, now local government has the opportunity to deliver, writ...

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frederica-diamanta

Director – Housing Services

£Competitive

Are you ready to lead transformative housing services in one of London’s most ambitious and diverse boroughs? Apply for this job

Redbridge London Borough Council

Executive Director – Place, Communities and Enterprise

£Competitive

Are you ready to lead one of London’s most ambitious place-shaping agendas? Apply for this job

Redbridge London Borough Council

Director of Quality, Partnerships and Commissioning (Children and Families)

From £85,883 to £115,826

The role will lead on arrangements for statutory Apply for this job

Cheshire East Council