Local-economies - Page 3

By Tudor Evans | 13 May 2025

Revitalising coastal communities is not just a regional issue but a matter of national renewal, s...

COMBINED AUTHORITY

Nurturing the rural

By Tom McCabe | 02 May 2025

Tom McCabe looks at the role of rural combined authorities, and says it is time for a mayoral age...

FINANCE

Liverpool backs tourism tax

By Dan Peters | 25 April 2025

A £2 overnight visitor charge will be introduced in Liverpool from next month after hoteliers bac...

POLITICS

Sector braced for Trump tariff tremors

By Emily Twinch | 08 April 2025

The sector was this week bracing itself for the economic impact of US President Donald Trump slap...

POLITICS

West Midlands expected to be worst hit by Trump tariffs

By Emily Twinch | 04 April 2025

The West Midlands is expected to be the region worst hit by President Donald Trump’s 10% tariff o...

DEVOLUTION

The opportunity of a generation

By David Maguire | 02 April 2025

David Maguire considers how a region as diverse as Norfolk and Suffolk can build the economic and...

LOCAL ECONOMIES

Empowering local governments to unlock growth

By Tom Stannard | 26 March 2025

The direction of travel on the Industrial Strategy means the case for economic development to be ...

LOCAL ECONOMIES

Bringing Britain out of its productivity crisis

By Tanya Singh | 25 March 2025

Annabel Smith and Tanya Singh explore what local policies could drive real change in the foundati...

WELFARE

Councils take role in 'system wide-approach' to employment

By Martin Ford | 18 March 2025

Councils will be called on to help implement the Government’s pledge of employment support for di...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Sowing the seeds of the future

By Greg Clark | 12 February 2025

Greg Clark takes a look back on the years he spent working alongside a very special adviser

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