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4 Dec 15
George Osborne has extended a government scheme to sell shares in Lloyds Banking Group as part of moves to fully privatise the firm, which was bailed out during the financial crisis.
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25 Nov 15
It can be instructive to look at the logic of Osborne’s latest Spending Review from the other end of the telescope
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25 Nov 15
It’s not yet clear if changes to council tax and business rates can come on stream quickly enough to pay for vital public services
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20 Nov 15
Milton Keynes is a leader in housebuilding, job creation and population growth, but these trends are not without challenges for council chief Carole Mills
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6 Nov 15
The government’s £757.1m sale of its stake in cross-Channel rail operator Eurostar did not cover the costs of public sector investment in the company and was driven by a desire to sell prior to the...
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2 Nov 15
Plans to shake up the current business rates appeal process and protect councils from speculative appeals have been published for consultation by local government minister Marcus Jones.
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26 Oct 15
Whitehall will not be able to cut spending and bring about a more efficient state unless it improves its management of outsourcing deals, Prime Minister David Cameron has been warned.
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22 Oct 15
Shropshire Council has taken a staggered approach to transferring services to its trading company, IP&E
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20 Oct 15
First minister Nicola Sturgeon has offered Scottish Government support for 270 Lanarkshire steelworkers who will lose their jobs in the wake of today’s announcement by the steelmaker Tata that...
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19 Oct 15
A leading rail operator has called for the current franchise system to be scrapped on some lines and replaced with licensing regime that could raise money for taxpayers.
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19 Oct 15
Helping small businesses grow should be a priority for the government’s devolution agenda, Centre for Cities has concluded.
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16 Oct 15
Scotland’s local authorities will shortly receive powers to cut business rates in order to encourage investment.
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16 Oct 15
The government’s plan to let councils in England keep 100% of business rates is set to herald a wide-ranging re-examination of Whitehall support to town halls, the local government minister has...
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16 Oct 15
Credit to George Osborne for the progress made on fiscal devolution by setting out a plan to localise business rates, but this must only be the beginning, not the end.
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16 Sep 15
Buckinghamshire County Council set up a wholly owned company in 2013 to help it cut the cost of care provision while creating new revenue opportunities
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27 Aug 15
Cabinet Office minister Matt Hancock has set a cross-government target for one third of all Whitehall spending to be with small businesses by the end of the parliament.
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24 Aug 15
The government has recouped nearly three-quarters of the money used to bailout Lloyds Banking Group following the sale of a further 1% of the firm’s shares.
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7 Aug 15
Local enterprise partnerships (LEPs) will be the key players in deciding how £2.5bn worth of European Regional Development Fund money is spent to support local projects that promote economic...
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29 Jul 15
Delegations from three local authorities in the north of England have joined Prime Minister David Cameron on a trade mission to Singapore and Malaysia in an effort to boost investment in the...
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29 Jun 15
The government will not sign any more devolution deals with councils unless there is the full backing of the local enterprise partnership, communities secretary Greg Clark has announced.
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23 Jun 15
Any reforms to business rates must change the process for appeals against property valuations in order to protect councils from “speculative” reviews, the Local Government Association has said today.
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8 May 15
The UK general election result – with the Conservatives winning a majority – could add at least £2bn to the economy this year, according to the Centre for Economic and Business...
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24 Apr 15
Philip Green is Chairman of Carillion and BakerCorp, Chairman Designate of Williams & Glyn - the challenger bank being spun out of RBS - and Senior Independent Director of Saga. He is also...
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16 Apr 15
Amid a changing municipal landscape, local enterprise partnerships, business improvement districts and businesses themselves need to take a lead on developing reforms to the out-of-date system of...
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9 Apr 15
Policies to boost the economy should be at the heart of the general election campaign, business leaders said after a survey of more than 7,500 companies revealed weaker growth in the first three...
4 Dec 15George Osborne has extended a government scheme to sell shares in Lloyds Banking Group as part of moves to fully privatise the firm, which was bailed out during the financial crisis.
25 Nov 15It can be instructive to look at the logic of Osborne’s latest Spending Review from the other end of the telescope
25 Nov 15It’s not yet clear if changes to council tax and business rates can come on stream quickly enough to pay for vital public services
20 Nov 15Milton Keynes is a leader in housebuilding, job creation and population growth, but these trends are not without challenges for council chief Carole Mills
6 Nov 15The government’s £757.1m sale of its stake in cross-Channel rail operator Eurostar did not cover the costs of public sector investment in the company and was driven by a desire to sell prior to the...
2 Nov 15Plans to shake up the current business rates appeal process and protect councils from speculative appeals have been published for consultation by local government minister Marcus Jones.
26 Oct 15Whitehall will not be able to cut spending and bring about a more efficient state unless it improves its management of outsourcing deals, Prime Minister David Cameron has been warned.
22 Oct 15Shropshire Council has taken a staggered approach to transferring services to its trading company, IP&E
20 Oct 15First minister Nicola Sturgeon has offered Scottish Government support for 270 Lanarkshire steelworkers who will lose their jobs in the wake of today’s announcement by the steelmaker Tata that...
19 Oct 15A leading rail operator has called for the current franchise system to be scrapped on some lines and replaced with licensing regime that could raise money for taxpayers.
19 Oct 15Helping small businesses grow should be a priority for the government’s devolution agenda, Centre for Cities has concluded.
16 Oct 15Scotland’s local authorities will shortly receive powers to cut business rates in order to encourage investment.
16 Oct 15The government’s plan to let councils in England keep 100% of business rates is set to herald a wide-ranging re-examination of Whitehall support to town halls, the local government minister has...
16 Oct 15Credit to George Osborne for the progress made on fiscal devolution by setting out a plan to localise business rates, but this must only be the beginning, not the end.
16 Sep 15Buckinghamshire County Council set up a wholly owned company in 2013 to help it cut the cost of care provision while creating new revenue opportunities
27 Aug 15Cabinet Office minister Matt Hancock has set a cross-government target for one third of all Whitehall spending to be with small businesses by the end of the parliament.
7 Aug 15Local enterprise partnerships (LEPs) will be the key players in deciding how £2.5bn worth of European Regional Development Fund money is spent to support local projects that promote economic...
29 Jul 15Delegations from three local authorities in the north of England have joined Prime Minister David Cameron on a trade mission to Singapore and Malaysia in an effort to boost investment in the...
29 Jun 15The government will not sign any more devolution deals with councils unless there is the full backing of the local enterprise partnership, communities secretary Greg Clark has announced.
8 May 15The UK general election result – with the Conservatives winning a majority – could add at least £2bn to the economy this year, according to the Centre for Economic and Business...
24 Apr 15Philip Green is Chairman of Carillion and BakerCorp, Chairman Designate of Williams & Glyn - the challenger bank being spun out of RBS - and Senior Independent Director of Saga. He is also...
16 Apr 15Amid a changing municipal landscape, local enterprise partnerships, business improvement districts and businesses themselves need to take a lead on developing reforms to the out-of-date system of...
