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Community buying challenge

This week Co-operatives UK launched a new community buying challenge, in partnership with the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS).

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Creating a haven for safer communities

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The shift in public services has only just begun

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The building blocks to more innovative cities

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A network as complex as the three Rs

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High hopes

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Amid the autumn freeze, will transport get the economy moving?

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The forgotten £1 billion

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Never mind Plan B, let’s get Plan A right

Deficit reduction depended upon increased income from expected growth. However, instead of 2.6% growth we now have a double-dip recession with growth below 0%. The pressure to develop an adequate economic growth strategy has resulted in a number of piecemeal measures that have not been meaningfully backed up, so far, by the legislative programme outlined for the next session of parliament.