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Building social/cultural infrastructure in South Cambridge with existing facilities
The RSA published a report in December 2025 that inevitably fell off the radar because a number of people were looking forward to seeing what in-depth analysis of F-Book and IG data showed about social interactions across class boundaries. Amongst other things. You can: Read the RSA reports here Browse through the earlier report by…
‘Tough choices facing councillors as costs for the Civic Quarter project rise.’
Phil Rodgers spotted the calls that city councillors have to make themselves – or pass onto their unitary council successors. At the same time, everything could change (again) with The Chancellor’s Budget Speech in less than 36 hours time. The problem? “Since October 2025, building and borrowing costs have risen sharply” “After £13.7m of proposed…
Minister says Fiscal Devolution Roadmap will give mayors a share of income tax revenue
In a written statement to Parliament earlier today (26 October 2026) the Minister for Local Government told MPs and anyone reading, to watch for the detail of the roadmap “The Fiscal Devolution Roadmap, to be published alongside the Budget, will set out how MSAs will benefit from much greater financial freedom in the years ahead,…
