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Minding the gap

Hit with a funding gap caused by the cancellation of a range of government capital programmes, Cllr Phil Jones explains how Camden is fighting back with regeneration projects funded through a 15-year Community Investment Programme

While much of the debate around cuts to local government funding has focused on the withdrawal of revenue support for local services, there's been less focus on the withdrawal of capital investment to improve and maintain infrastructure.

Like most local authorities, Camden has been forced to face up to an enormous capital funding gap caused by the cancellation of a range of government capital programmes, such as Building Schools for the Future.

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