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Panel pushes community rights

Residents should have greater opportunities to save local pubs and other community assets, the House of Commons communities and local government committee has urged.

Residents should have greater opportunities to save local pubs and other community assets, the House of Commons communities and local government committee has urged.

A report issued by the panel of MPs on 3 February calls on the Government to reinforce four of its community rights and give local people a greater say on the construction of housing and amenities, the delivery of public services and reclamation of land for public use.

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GLL's Social Enterprise Accelerator – helping social entrepreneurs thrive

By Andy Bindon | 09 December 2025

Andy Bindon explains why leading UK charitable social enterprise and worker-owned co-op GLL wants to help more social entrepreneurs to start up and grow thei...

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The IMD update is so much more than an obscure technical change

By Alison Griffin | 09 December 2025

Alison Griffin says it was 'brilliant to see national government take on board the request to include housing costs in the calculation of the "Income" domain...

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It's time to break the pattern of reliance on pilot schemes

By Annabel Smith | 09 December 2025

Annabel Smith urges the Government to move beyond the cycle of pilot schemes and adopt a more mission-led approach to local government.

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The needs of people rather than maps are what most deserve our attention

By Pam Parkes | 09 December 2025

Pam Parkes fears structures are being locked into reorganisation without factoring in workforce capability, leadership capacity and risks to wellbeing – and ...