Competing and collaborating for success
Publication: New Statesman
Date: 28/11/2011
Author: Joanna Averley & Naomi Clayton
The competitiveness of our cities on the global stage is crucial to the UK's recovery. But at what point should cities collaborate rather than compete?
What role do city centres play in local economic growth?
Publication: Guardian
Date: 09/11/2011
Author: Paul Swinney
A net outflow of business from the city centre to the suburb raises important questions about the economic sustainability of Sunderland and Preston
Business rates retention: Best when it's boldest
Publication: Public Finance
Date: 24/10/2011
Author: Andrew Carter
The LGRR presents a historic opportunity to devolve some level of local financing back into the hands of local authorities. London, in particular, stands to gain
What makes a city green?
Publication: Guardian
Date: 03/10/2011
Author: Paul Swinney
Large cities emit more CO2, but data analysis reveals London's emissions compare favourably thanks to its transport system
Planning must support growth, not restrict it
Publication: Guardian
Date: 10/08/2011
Author: Paul Swinney
Figures reveal the 13 week deadline on planning submissions can lead to deliberate manipulation
Business rates reform: Complexity ahoy?
Publication: eGov monitor
Date: 03/08/2011
Author: Kieran Larkin
The rates reform could chart a course that creates a strong, simple incentive for growth but there is a danger it could become way too complicated.
Wait for a bus and three come along at once
Publication: LocalGov.co.uk
Date: 28/07/2011
Author: Joanna Averley
Well that’s how it feels with the publication of the Local Government Resource Review (LGRR) and the announcement of a new Minister for Cities.
Lower skilled jobs are moving out of city centres
Publication: eGov monitor
Date: 20/07/2011
Author: Joanna Averley
Earlier this Summer, the Government introduced the Work Programme which aims to support people back into work. But will this new programme be able to navigate the current climate to link people with jobs?
Strong mayors can speak for cities and build for the future
Publication: Yorkshire Post
Date: 13/07/2011
Author: Rachel Smith
As David Cameron is urged to provide Yorkshire with a fairer funding deal, Rachel Smith explains how a Boris Johnson-style elected mayor would benefit the region’s cities.
Fashionable business sectors not the answer to job growth
Publication: Guardian
Date: 13/07/2011
Author: Paul Swinney
Local government should not try to rebalance the economy. It is businesses that create jobs, not the arbitrary definitions we attach to them.
Cities state their case
Publication: LocalGov.co.uk
Date: 21/06/2011
Author: Alexandra Jones
Directly elected mayors will need far greater powers over transport, planning and the economy if they are to realise their full potential.
Plugged In
Publication: LocalGov.co.uk
Date: 20/06/2011
Author: Alexandra Jones
Once in power, most governments find their fervent commitment to decentralisation starts to fade.
LEPs: six months to impress
Publication: Public Finance
Date: 19/05/2011
Author: Tom Bolton
It’s nearly a year since Vince Cable and Eric Pickles lit the fuse on local enterprise partnerships with their joint letter to business leaders and local authorities.
A giant lep forward?
Publication: The PPP Journal
Date: 26/04/2011
Author: Alexandra Jones
Alexandra Jones talks to PPP Journal about the benefits and risks associated with Local Enterprise Partnerships.
Zones give teeth to partnerships
Publication: Planning
Date: 21/04/2011
Author: Alexandra Jones
Local enterprise partnerships will become integral to economic development under the Government's enterprise zones policy.
Lessons from 1980s on Enterprise Zones
Publication: Yorkshire Post
Date: 24/03/2011
Author: Andrew Carter
The Budget shed more light on the Government’s agenda for growth – including the creation of 10 new enterprise zones. What can we learn from the 80s experience? And will they create the jobs and skills that cities need?
Cities on the up
Publication: First Online
Date: 08/02/2011
Author: Alexandra Jones
Cities without strong private sector investment and which are more reliant on the public sector for jobs will face a bumpy road ahead.
Cuts in the city
Publication: Govtoday
Date: 08/02/2011
Author: Alexandra Jones
Many of our weakest city economies are vulnerable to public sector cuts - by 2014/15 Liverpool could lose 7,900 public sector jobs, Hull could lose 2,300 and in Stoke 3,100 jobs are at risk.
Allow cities to retain earnings
Publication: Planning
Date: 28/01/2011
Author: Alexandra Jones
Making financial powers a reality for cities would be a lasting legacy because of the difference it would make to all cities and towns, and to the UK economy as a whole.
