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INFRASTRUCTURE

Missions misstep 

By Jonathan Carr-West | 04 February 2022

When it comes to its 12 missions, the Levelling Up White Paper does not really enable the multipl...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Pension schemes urged to invest in local economies

By Martin Ford | 02 February 2022

Local government pension funds will be targetted to pump billions of pounds into regional economi...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Auditors in levelling up warning

By Mark Conrad | 31 January 2022

The Government’s levelling up plans could be undermined by Whitehall failure to monitor what work...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Give us the chance to plan ahead

By Sheila Oxtoby | 26 January 2022

Chief executive of Great Yarmouth BC Sheila Oxtoby outlines the three key things her council is h...

INFRASTRUCTURE

Getting on with the daily job

By Lawrence Conway | 24 November 2021

Business as usual services must continue at South Lakeland DC with performance kept at the highes...

PLANNING

Councils promised tax overhaul

By Martin Ford | 23 November 2021

Reform of council tax, including devolved powers for local authorities, are among the plans in a ...

CLIMATE CHANGE

It's time for a U-turn on rail investment

By Dr Arianna Giovannini | 22 November 2021

The Government must commit to delivering the Northern Powerhouse Rail in full, the eastern leg of...

INFRASTRUCTURE

HS2 cuts will 'hold back the north'

By Martin Ford | 18 November 2021

Dozens of council leaders have united to tell the Prime Minister the watering down of rail invest...

CLIMATE CHANGE

Rising to the biodiversity challenge

By James Cross | 17 November 2021

James Cross explains what biodiversity net gain, now mandated in the Government’s Environment Bil...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

To level up we need to invest in the place-based skills of councils

By Pooja Agrawal | 16 November 2021

What is the best way to ensure that the Levelling Up Fund actually improves everyday life in the ...

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