The study from local government think tank Localis and Lloyds Banking Group makes the new bank a key recommendation among proposals to kickstart the Coalition’s planned 250bn of infrastructure spending over the next five years.
It is , on the face of it, a difficult trick to pull off. As this month’s Budget will testify, the Government has pinned its growth agenda on securing 250bn of public and private sector investment in Britain’s creaking infrastructure over the next five years.
Funds from local government pension schemes should be used to help set up a 30bn national infrastructure bank, a local government think-tank said today.
A leading think tank has called for the creation of a 30bn National Infrastructure Bank part funded by local government pension schemes.
Local Enterprise Partnerships need greater powers to unlock infrastructure funding says Alex Thomson, Chief Executive, Localis.
In May 10 cities will vote on whether they want an elected mayor. Here Rhiannon Bury finds out whats at stake for housing, and Localis Chief Executive Alex Thomson is featured in the discussion.
The areas piloting whole place community budgets are close to finalising the teams of local and Whitehall officials who will investigate the scope for pulling together all public services delivered in a local area.
Councils have won a long battle to be part of the Department for Work & Pensions’ piloting of the universal credit system.
Localis Research Fellow, Richard Carr, took part in a Guardian online debate on Wednesday 22nd February regarding the future of the planning system and how local government can adjust and encourage communities to get involved.
Councils have unprecedented power to make changes in their areas while juggling cuts and walking a financial tightrope