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Red Alert for Extreme Heat – and retrofitting cities for extreme climate events

Suddenly 1999 seems a very long time ago, and the extreme heat that we were warned about is now here. So why are we so badly prepared? Interesting day to ask such a question given the Prime Minister resigned earlier this morning following Andy Burnham’s election to Parliament with a huge majority last Thursday. If…

Why combined authorities are not set up to deal with disconnection in society

Also on supporting community projects, and coming up with something that does not mention the word ‘school’ Not least because one of the biggest barriers to people taking part in anything involving education and learning are their negative experiences at school during childhood. Cambridgeshire has a new Local Democracy Reporter Hence my surprise at seeing…

Re:State’s proposals for a Land Value Tax in devolution overhaul

The proposals have come to the fore in their recent publication on overhauling how local government is financed, but the idea has been around for some time. With Andy Burnham having participated in the work of the think tank in recent times, will this proposal finally come around after over a century of waiting? In…