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Manchester road toll vote could lead to explosive repercussions

By Huw Morris

1 August 2008

For any politician advocating proposals for road charging, the experience is rather like handling TNT.

Halman on ... cost incentive to cut appeals

1 August 2008

Recent weeks have seen much comment on the need for councillors to receive a good level of training to ensure that committee decisions are based on sound planning considerations and not the extraneous factors that can sometimes affect members' minds.

Fyson on ... report that offers a long-overdue revision

By Anthony Fyson

1 August 2008

Report that offers a long-overdue revision of development priorities for our rural communities.

Renewal risk

By Ben Walker

25 July 2008

Major LDA reform would threaten regeneration

Home help

By Karen Buck

25 July 2008

Use market forces to help homeless

Moving up the food chain

By Stuart Watson

25 July 2008

Smaller bodies delivering regeneration skills and training are being swallowed up by bigger ones.

Schooling power

By Sir Peter Hall

25 July 2008

Education is way to close wealth gap

Independent thinking

By Tim Williams

25 July 2008

Leftie writers have poverty of thought

Whatever MPs think, councillors must be up to speed on planning

By Huw Morris

25 July 2008

It may not be a best-seller, but this week's Commons communities and local government select committee report on planning skills should be required reading for ministers, officials, councillors, planners, developers, lobbyists and indeed anyone with a stake in how this country functions.

Fyson on ... how the switch to impact tests

By Anthony Fyson

25 July 2008

Fyson on ... how the switch to impact tests will help turn back the clock on retail development patterns.