24 January 2023
The levelling up fund which does anything but
Our latest analysis on the second tranche of Levelling Up Fund allocation and why government should change its approach to local growth.
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Fiscal and monetary policy
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26 September 2022
Levelling up is incompatible with the government’s plan for growth
Charlotte Alldritt argues that the government's new Plan for Growth runs counter to the principles of the Levelling Up agenda.
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25 March 2022
Rishi's Gamble
Ben Franklin reflects on this weeks Spring Statement, arguing that the Chancellors dangerous political and economic gamble could come back to bite.
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7 December 2021
Taxing Times: paying more council tax for diminished local services
Dean Hochlaf's analysis finds some deprived local authorities could pay more in council tax, while facing further cuts to local services.
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26 October 2021
Abandon fiscal rules to ensure sustainable public finances
Governments like to make the analogy between the public finances and household budgets. This article by Ben Franklin argues that this is a fallacy.
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8 March 2021
Levelling up risks becoming less than the sum of its parts
Zoë Billingham writes for The MJ and argues that the levelling up agenda will only be successful if the government shores up the foundations of local local service provision.
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