Local Government

Our approach to food poverty needs to broaden

What practical measures can be taken to tackle ‘food poverty’? Hannah Lambie examines the findings of research which looked at approaches in two communities

People on low incomes find accessing appropriate good quality food particularly challenging. Along with financial constraints, they often face a number of factors including family structure, age, local transport infrastructure and retail provision.

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Finding a way to bounce back

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Prosperous outlook

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Beware false dawns in economic policy’s winter

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A win-win agreement

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Rethinking business rates

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Will Ed correct David’s mistake on poor neighbourhoods?

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Tackling an age-old problem

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RGF bidding war exposes a flawed approach

There are few surprises in first round of Regional Growth Fund bids, says Adrian Nolan. But it reinforces the same concerns

The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has released a breakdown of the bids it has received from across the country for the £1.4bn Regional Growth Fund (RGF). It reveals a number of notable, but not wholly surprising, trends.