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Dominic Browne

Articles by Dominic Browne

Chancellor promises £200m for potholes in limited transport giveaway

By Dominic Browne | 19 March 2014

Chancellor George Osborne played it safe in today’s budget with transport and infrastructure spen...

Councils strike roadworks deal with utility firms

By Dominic Browne | 14 February 2014

The start of a new relationship between councils, businesses and utility firms has been hailed wi...

LGA: Government plans could 'fragment' transport funding

By Dominic Browne | 29 January 2014

Council chiefs have raised concerns over Government plans to put tough conditions on highways mai...

Autumn Statement: Tax relief for motorists

By Dominic Browne | 05 December 2013

Tax relief for motorists formed a central plank of transport announcements in today's Autumn Stat...

Councils must provide for cyclists on all roads, Lib Dems say

By Dominic Browne | 13 August 2013

Local authorities should be required to provide for cyclists in the planning system and the desig...

Court of Appeal dismisses case against HS2

By Dominic Browne | 24 July 2013

The Court of Appeal rejects appleals from alliance of 15 local authorities, HS2Action Alliance an...

Spending Review 2013: Boost for DfT's capital spending budget

By Dominic Browne | 26 June 2013

Department for Transport's 9% cut in running costs offset by largest increase in capital spending...

Treasury unveils new Code of Conduct for PPPs

By Dominic Browne | 14 June 2013

Code of Conduct for Public Private Partnerships aims to 'fundamentally change’ cost reductions fr...

Local tax referendums 'undermine' coalition's infrastructure agenda

By Dominic Browne | 24 May 2013

Council chiefs accuse ministers of jeopardising own infrastructure plans by insistence on local v...

Treasury slammed over infrastructure plan

By Dominic Browne | 29 April 2013

The Government’s 'Infrastructure Plan' is nothing more than ‘a list of projects’ with no ‘strateg...