No more hand to mouth: what does a progressive funding system look like for local government?

The system of local government, and its financing, could be delivered differently if new ways of thinking are adopted rather than just looking to previous arrangements, argue Kevin Muldoon-Smith, an associate professor at Northumbria University, and Mark Sandford, a local government specialist.

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There is now a consensus that the funding and wider role of local government in England needs reconsideration and reform. However, there is less

No more hand to mouth: what does a progressive funding system look like for local government?

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