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The lack of adult education and lifelong learning centres was called out 102 years ago
What the report in 1924 on The Guildhouse Co-operative Centre for Adult Education can teach today’s politicians and policy-makers Image: The Centenary Commission on Adult Education Report 2019 (Which needs looking at again as it was drowned out by the Brexit noise in the general election). You can browse through the guide that arrived this…
Why did The Treasury not cover Land Value Capture in its Green Book Review?
And why do big infrastructure projects in the UK cost so much more than most of the rest of the world? Image: Land Value Capture in the USA – read how they do it You can read the Government’s One Year Review of the Green Book here “What is the Green Book?” “The Green Book…
Will Treasury let Andy Burnham overhaul local government finance? From his speech at the People’s History Museum
If you’ve not been to the People’s History Museum, have a look here. The ‘PM-in-waiting’ as the media are setting him up as, gave his first policy speech post-by-election at the Museum You can watch the speech in full via the AP here – do have a listen What Mr Burnham is up against is…