Article: A shake up in the shires: the future of two-tier working

Simon Parker, Director, NLGN
The MJ
Over the past month or so, the government’s plans to reform the business rate have started to come under close scrutiny.

Press Release: Build to Let: Rethinking the use of housing benefit to help families out of temporary accommodation
NLGN have published a report that revealed London’s boroughs could build a new generation of council houses, avoid disrupting the lives of poorer citizens and save money for the Exchequer in the process. This could allow them to build 9500 new homes for London and save £56m in the process.

Article: District councils must seize the day

District councils face a historic test. As a group they face harsh cuts second only to those being imposed on MDCs. Top down reorganisation is, thankfully, off the agenda until at least 2015. But as budget pressures continue into the next parliament, a future set of Treasury ministers might well start looking enviously at the [...]

Press Release: Delivering Distinctiveness: The future for district councils
NLGN has launched Delivering Distinctiveness a new essay collection edited by Daniel Goodwin, Chief Executive of St Albans City and District Council. The publication explores the future for district authorities and scopes out the potential challenges they might face.

Press Release: Municipal bonds could save vital infrastructure projects
Councils could save vital school and highway projects by looking to a new market in municipal bonds, according to research in in a new NLGN report. 'Capital Futures', shows that bond issuances could in some circumstances prove the cheapest option for local authorities trying to promote growth in their areas.