Regeneration

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ECONOMIC GROWTH

Local growth needs consistency, not constant reinvention

By Sir Michael Lyons | 30 October 2026

Sustainable local economic growth requires long-term regeneration partnerships, strong council leadership and consistent government support, says Sir Michael Lyons.

REWIRING LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Local state, national ambition

By Helen Bailey | 22 October 2026

In the latest in a series of articles looking at a reimagined role for local government in a rewi...

HOUSING

Housing: From ambition to delivery

By Michael O’Doherty | 09 October 2026

Capacity building for the long term will be essential to realise ambitions for a renaissance in c...

POLICY AND POLITICS

'A denial of democracy'

By Heather Jameson | 08 October 2026

Commissioner-led intervention is ‘problematic’ and a ‘denial of local democracy’, the chief execu...

IMPROVEMENT

Liverpool's recovery: how a council moved beyond intervention

By Heather Jameson | 08 October 2026

Liverpool City Council has shed its final improvement notice and emerged from intervention five y...

Local markets are the key to re-invigorating our high streets

By Rosie Maguire | 05 October 2026

Local markets can revitalise high streets, strengthen communities and build resilient local econo...

PROCUREMENT

Procurement should be judged by outcomes, not process

By John Simons | 28 September 2026

Effective procurement frameworks should help councils turn ambitious plans into deliverable outco...

REGENERATION

Loneliness is a public health crisis: Could city branding be the cure?

By Paul Blackburn | 24 September 2026

Paul Blackburn says stronger place identities can help councils foster connection, community and ...

HOUSING

MJ Regeneration: The council homes push needs solid foundations

By Jackie Sadek | 21 September 2026

If councils are to come close to the targets to build new homes, amid the flurry of other Burnham...

REGENERATION

MJ Regeneration: A Budget to build from

By David Blackman | 17 September 2026

Chancellor John Healey’s commitment to regional economic growth predates the Burnham Government b...

HOUSING

The MJ Regeneration Supplement September 2026

By Hemming group | 17 September 2026

Including how to turn Prime Minister Andy Burnham's council homes-building pledge into reality