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Where do we stand in such uncertain times?

Heather Jameson asks if investment zones will even be in place before an election? 'Or is there a chance that local government is using up valuable resource bidding for zones that, on an electoral flip, is outdated before it begins?'

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By Heather Jameson | 12 October 2022

In the words of John Lennon, life is what happens when you are busy making other plans. Right now it is more about what doesn't happen while the Truss Government is busy making plans.

After the Zombie summer, the new Prime Minister could be forgiven for the slow start to her tenure, sidetracked as she was by the 10-day mourning period following the death of the Queen.

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Heather Jameson

Popular articles by Heather Jameson

  1. Children's social care reform must be more than money
  2. Finance chief exits cash-strapped council
  3. Chief rejects calls for resignation
  4. Is this the big bang revolution for public services?
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