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From spreadsheets to services: How Fair Funding is starting to reach communities
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From spreadsheets to services: How Fair Funding is starting to reach communities

By Sally Jameson | 09 April 2026

Having worked hard to secure the Fair Funding Settlement, the responsibility now is to show clearly how it will be used on the ground, says Sally Jameson.

LOCAL ECONOMIES

New edition

By Ann McGauran | 01 April 2026

As CLES hits 40, chief executive Sarah Longlands speaks to Ann McGauran about the organisation’s ...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Fiscal devolution must be rolled out to as many regions as possible, as quickly as possible

By Shevaun Haviland | 30 March 2026

Allowing regions to retain a share of tax revenues aligns incentives in a way businesses instinct...

LEADERSHIP

Maximising the power of partnership and investment in the East Midlands

By Ann McGauran | 24 March 2026

A year into her role as the first permanent chief of EMCCA, Amy Harhoff is eying the prize of a s...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Company clusters: the key to success

By Vasant Chari | 20 March 2026

Backing high-growth potential businesses in the Black Country and elsewhere is vital for boosting...

PENSIONS

Lords block government move to influence council pension investments

By Paul Marinko | 19 March 2026

Lord John Fuller has lauded the decision of fellow peers to scupper the Government’s ability to i...

PREVENTION

The turning point for early help: can April's reforms deliver the change children need?

By Martha Hampson | 12 March 2026

Martha Hampson says that with record investment and a new Family Help model coming in April, ther...

HOUSING

Why council housing teams need an entrepreneurial mindset

By Nicola Mathers | 23 February 2026

Research by Future of London reveals council housing teams are finding that an entrepreneurial ap...

REGENERATION

Neighbourhood watch

By David Blackman | 20 February 2026

With the UK’s Shared Prosperity Fund expiring imminently, the launch of the Pride in Place progra...

LOCAL ECONOMIES

Pensions can transform places

By Pete Gladwell | 19 February 2026

Local government partnerships are crucial for turning pension savings into homes and jobs, says P...

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 t...

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