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Rural areas face ‘damaging’ fiscal devolution fall out
The government has been warned that its plans for fiscal devolution risk widening the gap between urban and rural areas, with “very damaging” consequences for the most sparsely populated parts of England.
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News-in-Brief
Chuck the ‘innovation kitchen sink’ at new service solutions and avoid ‘sleepwalking’ into costly AI contracts: Eddie Copeland
Existing governance models and a lack of long-term thinking on AI and redesigning service delivery could significantly hinder councils’ digital transformation journeys, Room151’s Technology, Data and Finance Forum has heard.
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Roundtable reports
LGPS
UK Venture: a global leader in the heart of Europe
Ross Morrison, partner, primary investments at Adams Street Partners, on the UK venture market and the big opportunity for LGPS investors.
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Funding
Thurrock receives £200m debt support despite ‘dangerous precedent’ concerns
Thurrock Council has confirmed receipt of a £200m debt support package from the government in what the authority described as a “real boost” in managing its financial situation.
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Events
Room151’s Local Investment for the LGPS – Devolution, Manchesterism and the Future of Place-Based Capital
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The Grand Hotel, Church Street
Birmingham, B3 2FE
Room151’s LGPS Investment Forum 2026
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Royal College of Surgeons, 38-43 Lincoln's Inn Fields,
London, WC2A 3PE
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