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FINANCE
Having your cake and eating it
By Michael Burton | 18 February 2025
As ministers struggle to find capital from the cash-strapped public finances to deliver infrastru...
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 ...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Ambitious plans are needed for the fix we're in
By Jonathan Werran | 03 February 2025
The Plan for Growth represents continuity in that it ‘misses the target in ways uncannily reminis...
INFRASTRUCTURE
Evolution through devolution
By Neil Blagburn | 16 January 2025
The council-led delivery of the Northumberland Line could inspire local authorities to take the l...
CLIMATE EMERGENCY
Local leaders are powering up for a revolution
By Christopher Hammond | 20 November 2024
A century on from the first electricity revolution, Christopher Hammond hopes the launch of a new...
INFRASTRUCTURE
Infrastructure: we need new PPP models the private sector can invest in
By Stuart McMillan | 08 October 2024
Labour’s infrastructure plans could mean a bright future for PPPs, and involve a number of models...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Future Forum Midlands: Councils call for backing to drive growth
By Martin Ford | 11 September 2024
Local authorities have a crucial role to play in the Government’s drive for economic growth – but...
INFRASTRUCTURE
Newham mayor 'deeply concerned' by airport expansion
By William Eichler | 21 August 2024
Newham LBC’s mayor said she was ‘deeply concerned’ after ministers overruled the council to appro...
PLANNING
Proposals to bring back strategic planning have merit
By By Simon Edwards | 30 July 2024
A return of strategic planning across the country could fill the void between local and national ...
HOUSING
Appetite for construction
By Jonathan Werran | 29 July 2024
Jonathan Werran ponders whether the Labour Government’s headline-grabbing housebuilding proposals...
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Finance Development Accountant
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LGR Programme Director
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