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.

DEVOLUTION

On the track to growth

By Ann McGauran | 20 May 2025

Steve Rotheram speaks to Ann McGauran about Liverpool City Region’s growth prospects, tackling th...

POLICY

Coming full circle

By Heather Jameson | 30 April 2025

New Local chief executive Jessica Studdert explains her journey to becoming a localist – and why ...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Rewriting the Green Book

By Martin Ford | 07 April 2025

With a Government review of the Treasury’s investment Green Book under way, Martin Ford looks at ...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Call for action on economic inequalities

By Martin Ford | 07 April 2025

The Government has been urged to back mayors and shift spending priorities to tackle regional ine...

SKILLS

Squeezing the zones to the max

By Sean Benstead | 11 February 2025

Sean Benstead says despite their risks, special economic zones hold significant potential for dri...

REORGANISATION

Full-on fireworks to come in the scramble for reorganisation

By Heather Jameson | 18 December 2024

Privately, the Government has made it clear it aims to clear up the financial difficulties in the...

DEVOLUTION

Devolution is Labour's unfinished business

By Michael Burton | 17 December 2024

An empowered and efficient local government has always been seen by Labour as a key driver for re...

HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE

Beyond the border skirmish

By Matthew Taylor | 25 November 2024

Local government and health colleagues must look beyond inter-service squabbles to the bigger pic...

DEVOLUTION

The direction of devolution in the nations

By Tim Edds | 05 November 2024

Devolution in England is a key instrument in the Labour Government’s economic growth agenda, but ...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

The verdict so far

By Dr James Hickson | 31 October 2024

Ahead of the publication of a report by University of Liverpool academics reflecting on the first...

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