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The economy
Leading the local economy is key to leading the local community.
How we support the economy
The LG Group lobbies on your behalf for:
- reform of the regional arrangements and developing council-led Local Enterprise Partnerships
- investment in infrastructure that supports the economy and reflects local priorities
- reform of the bus subsidy system
- a strong local dimension to solving unemployment, including youth unemployment, and social breakdown.
We can help you through:
- ‘how to’ guides on tackling unemployment, unlocking community assets, supporting jobs and supporting business
- peer reviews and support based on the Driving Economic Prosperity toolkit.
Examples of our work
Publications
Subsidising buses: how to get the best from taxpayers’ money – on the LG Association website
Hidden Talents II: getting the best out of Britain’s young people – on the LG Association website
Recession-proof your website – on the LG Improvement and Development website
Driving economic prosperity: diagnostic tool – on the LG Improvement and Development website
Online forums and communities of practice (CoPs)
Local economic assessments CoP
National worklessness learning forum (CoP)
Guidance and good practice
Economy – on the LG Association website
Economic development – on the LG Improvement and Development website
Low-carbon economies – on the LG Improvement and Development website
Contact
Paul Raynes
Programme Director, Local Government Association
Email: paul.raynes@local.gov.uk
Telephone: 0207 664 3037
For councillors
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Recession guidance
Including 'how to' guides and the publication 'No council of despair: positive local leadership in a recession'.
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Leadership Academy
With modules linking economic development, housing and spatial planning.
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