Infrastructure is a common goal in successful European cities. It’s time we followed suit, says Nicholas Falk
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New research in Birmingham provides yet more evidence that broader investment in communities is the only way to tackle health inequalities, say Peter Patel and Ranjit Sondhi
The welfare reforms are designed to ‘make work pay’ by streamlining the system. But the government may have oversimplified the challenge, warns Gareth Brown
Can the government’s ‘radical’ welfare reforms succeed where others have failed? Matthew Jackson discovers alternative ideas in Bristol and Gareth Brown pores over the detail of the white paper
Clare Goff visits a city in Italy that’s proving sustainability and regeneration can go hand in hand
Why can some areas pull themselves up while others remain rooted in poverty? Katie Schmuecker provides some clues
After overcoming scepticism and beginning to take root, can participatory budgeting survive cutbacks and become a potent symbol of localism? Clare Goff reports
On one London estate communities built up over generations are being broken up to make way for an approach to regeneration that may not actually work. Clare Goff reports