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Transport Times - 15 October 2007
Dr Adam Marshall welcomes the recent government go-ahead for business rate supplements - which could deliver real improvments for city transport
- 09 October 2007
The Centre for Cities once again attended all three party conferences this year. We ran two fringe events at each conference: our Cities Question Time (sponsored by DLA Piper) and another on transport (sponsored by Virgin Trains). Speakers included several Ministers and frontbench spokespeople - Hazel Blears, Ruth Kelly, Alistair Burt and Simon Hughes – plus five of the eight core city leaders (Richard Leese, Helen Holland, John Shipley, Warren Bradley and Mike Whitby).
- 03 October 2007
Local Government Chronicle, 20 September 2007 - 20 September 2007
SBR should be a stepping stone to greater financial devolution. But more radical changes to the local financial tool-kit will depend on SBR’s success, so it’s important to get the policy right. A permissive framework, with clear minimum standards, legal safeguards for businesses, and the option to hold a local vote, is the only way to build on the emerging consensus between business and local authorities. Otherwise, England’s cities and towns could miss a golden opportunity to lay the foundations for future economic growth.
- 13 September 2007
A profile interview of Dermot Finch, Director of the Centre for Cities, in Whitehall and Westminster World
Regeneration and Renewal - 07 September 2007
Proposals for supplementary business rates are gaining central government endorsement and even some support from the organisations that will have to pay them. Ben Harrison argues the case for the finance-raising proposal.
Regeneration and Renewal - 03 August 2007
The Housing Green Paper promises a lot more cheap housing - but is this what Northern towns and cities need? Catherine Glossop and Max Nathan find out.
Regeneration and Renewal - 04 May 2007
A profile of Dermot Finch, Director of the Centre for Cities, featured in Regeneration and Renewal.
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Time to reach agreement on Business Rate Supplements
By Dr Adam Marshall, Head of Policy, Centre for CitiesTransport Times - 15 October 2007
Dr Adam Marshall welcomes the recent government go-ahead for business rate supplements - which could deliver real improvments for city transport
Centre for Cities: Party Conferences 2007
By Centre for Cities- 09 October 2007
The Centre for Cities once again attended all three party conferences this year. We ran two fringe events at each conference: our Cities Question Time (sponsored by DLA Piper) and another on transport (sponsored by Virgin Trains). Speakers included several Ministers and frontbench spokespeople - Hazel Blears, Ruth Kelly, Alistair Burt and Simon Hughes – plus five of the eight core city leaders (Richard Leese, Helen Holland, John Shipley, Warren Bradley and Mike Whitby).
The Housing Green Paper - Meeting the affordability challenge?
By Ben Harrison- 03 October 2007
Ben Harrison reviews the Government's latest proposals for tackling housing affordability.
Time to show we mean business
By Adam Marshall, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for CitiesLocal Government Chronicle, 20 September 2007 - 20 September 2007
SBR should be a stepping stone to greater financial devolution. But more radical changes to the local financial tool-kit will depend on SBR’s success, so it’s important to get the policy right. A permissive framework, with clear minimum standards, legal safeguards for businesses, and the option to hold a local vote, is the only way to build on the emerging consensus between business and local authorities. Otherwise, England’s cities and towns could miss a golden opportunity to lay the foundations for future economic growth.
Profile of Dermot Finch in Whitehall and Westminster World
By Matt Mercer- 13 September 2007
A profile interview of Dermot Finch, Director of the Centre for Cities, in Whitehall and Westminster World
Financing Local Growth: the case for supplementary business rates
By Ben HarrisonRegeneration and Renewal - 07 September 2007
Proposals for supplementary business rates are gaining central government endorsement and even some support from the organisations that will have to pay them. Ben Harrison argues the case for the finance-raising proposal.
The Housing Green Paper: What's in it for the North?
By Max Nathan & Catherine Glossop, Researchers, Centre for CitiesRegeneration and Renewal - 03 August 2007
The Housing Green Paper promises a lot more cheap housing - but is this what Northern towns and cities need? Catherine Glossop and Max Nathan find out.
City driver: Dermot Finch, director, Centre for Cities
By Ben WalkerRegeneration and Renewal - 04 May 2007
A profile of Dermot Finch, Director of the Centre for Cities, featured in Regeneration and Renewal.
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