Capital Ideas: Financing Future Local Economic Development argues that traditional sources of Whitehall funding cannot keep pace if investment in capital projects is to match public expectation and that a new strategy is required to harness investment from Government, the private sector, the EU and RDA’s.

The Conservatives are the largest party in local government, controlling towns and cities throughout the UK. This collection of essays beings together five modern and contemplative pieces from Conservative representatives from local and central government, including Caroline Spelman MP, Shadow Secretary [..]

Stronger economic prosperity across all of England demands effective local and regional governance - but following the 2004 ‘no’ vote in the North East, where should regionalism go next? As the Government considers this issue in it’s Sub National Review, this report explores the options for reform [..]

Shared Services can assist with the transformation of local authority services, delivering efficiency gains and promoting innovation. Merging services together may not simply mean a cost saving, but could also allow greater innovation as two authorities share their best practices. However the process remains […]