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Regional cities outperform bigger cities
Regional cities are outperforming bigger cities in terms of economic success and growth, according to the 2013 Good Growth for Cities index. The index, published…
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Rethinking neighbourhoods – report
A blueprint for rethinking and revitalising neighbourhoods policy, this report from IPPR draws together a wealth of research into how and why neighbourhoods are…
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Government announpces suport from Smart Cities Forum
A Smart Cities Forum is to help the UK’s metropolitan hubs harness intelligent technology, the Government has announced to LG News Chaired by universities…
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Council sets up trading company &HA sets up Joint Venture Company
Croydon Council is setting up a new trading company to deliver school support services. The council estimates the proposed company, which would operate independently…
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Bedroom tax – an alternative to payment
South Liverpool Housing (SLH) have a great idea to support their tenants. SLH is covering bedroom tax shortfalls for tenants to incentivise take-up of…
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The hidden dangers of shared ownership
Shared ownership is being positioned by housing charity Shelter and others as the future of home ownership for low- and middle-income households, and as a means to…
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Small to medium sized HAs turn to capital market
Low interest rates prompt private placement deals for Halton and Regenda Small and medium-sized housing associations without credit ratings are turning to capital market…
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£109 billion of government construction projects available
Information on proposed government construction projects worth up to £109bn have been published. The Government Construction Pipeline, published by Barbour ABI, has been updated…
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Principles for better Government
In the early 1990s, IPPR ran the Commission on Social Justice, which redefined the mainstream political response to core social policy questions. Now IPPR has launched…
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LAs urged to become more commercial and work with the private sector
A difficult subject to define across local government, ‘commercialism’ undoubtedly means different things to different councils. Yet with dwindling funding driving the search for…
