Knowing your limits
With government happy to leave the fate of cities to market forces, where does that leave those for which growth isn’t a realistic option? Clare Goff reports
Features
Getting to the core
24th March 2011 By Austin Macauley
London is being given the chance to shape its own economic future, so why shouldn’t other cities? Chris Murray tells Austin Macauley why changes must be made to the localism bill to make that happen.
A Budget for widening gaps
24th March 2011 By Matthew Jackson
Matthew Jackson argues the Budget has delivered incentives for local economic development which will only serve to exacerbate gaps in our already imbalanced economy.
A rebalancing act
23rd March 2011 By Kate Henderson
We must confront the need for planning structures and incentives that reinforce sustainable and socially just outcomes rather than potentially undermining them, argues Kate Henderson.
The peril of pigeon holes
22nd March 2011 By stuartmacdonald
Evidence from east Lancashire suggests assumptions we make about the needs of the unemployed are often wide of the mark. Adrian Nolan and Stuart MacDonald examine how to ensure we don’t end up with an oversimplified welfare to work programme.
Tall order
18th March 2011 By Clare Goff
As poverty in Toronto’s residential tower blocks becomes increasingly more concentrated, campaigners are calling for a collaborative approach to the issue. Clare Goff reports.
Creating space for community control
16th March 2011 By Clare Goff
Slashed council budgets are leading to more public spaces being placed in the hands of local people. Clare Goff looks at a new guide that explains how it’s done.
Centres for all ages
16th March 2011 By Stephen Burke
Rather than simply closing children’s centres and other community facilities for short-term savings, why not create hubs for people of all ages and reap long-term rewards? Stephen Burke explains
A snapshot of debt and poverty
11th March 2011 By Kevin Gulliver
A new study has looked into the extent of financial exclusion faced by social housing tenants. Kevin Gulliver reveals the findings.
Making councils a friend of enterprise
10th March 2011 By Matthew Jackson
Council procurement managers aren’t the enemy of enterprise, Mr Cameron. But with your help they could do more to support local businesses, says Matthew Jackson.
