City Talks
City Talks: is your council about to go bust? The subject of this episode is the future of local government, or to put it another way — is your council about to go bust? Should you be worried? And what should be done about it? To...
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Budget 2018: time for Hammond to unleash the energy of cities
While National Government is preoccupied with Brexit, the Chancellor should seize the opportunity to help cities prepare for the future
Conference round-up: urban ambition vs national impasse
At both party conferences mayors were optimistic about the future, but frustrated at slow progress on the urban agenda at the national level
Funding and financing inclusive growth in cities
How cities can unlock more investment for inclusive growth policies
Supporting local government during austerity
This paper as part of our City Money strand of work, looks at why we need local government finance reform after the 2013 Spending Review
Pound Land: What might austerity look like over the next few years
Zach Wilcox examines how a £10 billion cut in welfare might look.
Capital Accounts: How will local government fund infrastructure in an age of austerity?
Shrinking budgets and limited flexibility leave local authorities with much to do but few resources to do it.
Austerity and the labour market
Paul Swinney examines the effects of government on austerity on the labour market