LGiU welcomes HCLG Select Committee report on council finances that backs Local Finance Taskforce recommendations
...tax bands to improve fairness; committing to maintain the current level of funding in 2020-21 to allow councils to plan; an emergency funding settlement; and a major review of the...
Institute for Fiscal Studies – the outlook for public finances and spending
The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has published its “Green Budget” examining the challenges and choices confronting the Chancellor ahead of his Budget statement on 20 March. This briefing primarily addresses the outlook for public finances. Current spending plans imply an average cut in public spending of one third across unprotected Whitehall departments by 2017-18.…
Mending the Fractured Economy: the final report of the Adonis Review
In 2013, Labour peer and former Minister Lord Adonis launched a wide-ranging review of industrial policy to inform the Labour Party’s manifesto for the 2015 General Election. The final report of the Adonis Review, supported by the Policy Network think tank, was published on 1st July 2014 and included a range of recommendations around innovation…
Electoral reform? A critical look at the government’s 5-year Plan
Individual Electoral Registration and online voter registration have thrown up some practical concerns for the public and for electoral administrators, and despite a leap in electoral registration, under-registration among particular social groups remains a significant issue. How well does the government's 5-year strategy address these issues?
The IFS Autumn 2017 Pre-Budget Report
This briefing deals with a report, produced by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) which examines options for spending in the context of the Government’s aims for deficit reduction ahead of the next Budget on 22 November 2017
The IFS Autumn 2017 Pre-Budget Report
This briefing deals with a report, produced by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) which examines options for spending in the context of the government’s aims for deficit reduction ahead of the next Budget on 22 November 2017.
High street performance and evolution: a brief guide to the evidence
The Future High Streets Forum, a group of stakeholders and experts convened by Government in 2013 to advise on and champion policies to support high streets and town centres, has commissioned an evidence review on the issues affecting high street performance and competitiveness, carried out by the University of Southampton and co-funded by the Economic…
Envisioning the library of the future: a report commissioned by Arts Council England
Envisioning the library of the future is a 2012 programme of research commissioned by the Arts Council to help develop a long-term vision for public libraries in England. Envisioning the library of the future Phase 1 and 2 full report is an independent report by Ipsos Mori and Shared Intelligence. A review of innovations in…
Public notices – the case for radical reform: part 1
I want a vibrant, investigative local press. One that will, with strength, scrutinise local institutions. But how can newspapers do this when they are bound by a backdoor subsidy to the very organisations they seek to hold to account?
Using pop up & temporary leases to reactivate local retail centres impacted by Covid-19
Trends in retail, such as the shift to online and the rise in ‘experience retail’, have had major implications for the role and overall economic health of traditional retail centres and high streets across Australia. While the impacts of the Covid-19 shutdown are yet to be fully understood, social distancing and lockdowns have had a…