Did Blackpool South’s gamble on the Tories pay off?
Voters in Scott Benton’s constituency reflect on the “levelling up” agenda.
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Five solutions to the council finance crisis
Other than a cash injection, how can local leaders save authorities from a wave of bankruptcies?
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Tired stereotypes of the long-term sick have returned
To reduce the rise in economic inactivity, people need holistic support not punitive sanctions.
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Britain is an entrepreneurial nation
New research shows the British public backs entrepreneurs – and doesn’t have a problem with the money that they make.
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The public sector needs more apprentices
Hundreds of millions in Apprenticeship Levy money has gone back to the Treasury, exacerbating staffing shortages in the NHS, police…
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Revealed: £300m of public sector apprenticeship money has been returned to the Treasury
Unspent Apprenticeship Levy funds mean employers like the NHS and police have lost out on a potential 30,000 new workers.
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Pride of place is an economic issue
Civic identity, core to the government’s Levelling-up and Regeneration Act, relies on investment in public infrastructure.
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The Research Brief: the economic benefits of investing in “active travel”
Your weekly dose of policy thinking.
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