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Local Government

Belfast: Setting the local economy free

ISSUE 538: MAY 2016 *NEW START IN BELFAST*

Good Local Economics

Five cities, 55 projects: Mapping ‘good’ local economics in the UK

New Start and the New Economics Foundation, with funding from the Friends Provident Foundation, are ...

Local Government

Liverpool: Creative solutions for a new economy

ISSUE 537: APRIL 2016 *NEW START IN LIVERPOOL*

Communities Local Government

Democracy is strengthened by protest and challenge

Community groups and citizens who protest against an unwanted planning application or a cut to ...

Good Local Economics

The new divide in urban politics

It is a divide between those who want to wait, patiently or impatiently, for the ...

Economic Development

A social turn to the local economic growth agenda?

So the agenda is moving. That is good. But I hope the converts to social ...

Communities Economic Development Good Local Economics

A four month ‘window’ to promote community social action

Over the next four months there will be unprecedented political activity and manoeuvres. This provides ...

Local Government Regeneration

After the floods: How resilient is Leeds?

ISSUE 536: FEBRUARY 2016 *NEW START IN LEEDS*

Communities Economic Development Good Local Economics Local Government

Austerity has eroded the value of public sector work

Within a culture of individualism and private interest, local government work is increasingly seen as ...

Finance Local Government

Can government help low income households to save?

There is no doubt that households need to be supported to save. Around one in ...