Small towns of the future, not the past
The latest essays from the policy forum: Small Towns for Tomorrow whose aim is to provide a place to debate and research issues that affect small towns.
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The new coalition government – key policies affecting market towns
Introduction In May 2010 Britain’s first peacetime coalition government since the 1930s was elected into power. The over-riding principles of the new government has been a drive towards decentralisation and giving more power and decision making control to the local level. Combined with an inherited debt and the need to cut spending by in the [...]
Supporting urban Britain goes beyond city boundaries
Smaller towns have always suffered during policy development because there is no currently agreed government method for statistically separating them from other urban areas.
This should be addressed as a matter of urgency.
Use Classes Order Briefing
AMT looks at the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order Briefing and what its review could mean for small towns.
AMT welcomes cutting of red tape for retailers
Action for Market Towns welcomes the government’s announcement to axe red tape for retailers.
Strategy Winter 2010/2011
Winter 2010/2011 Welcome to Strategy Welcome to the first Strategy of 2011. It has been a busy few months for the policy team at Action for Market Towns – we’ve been getting to grips with what the new coalition government has in store for market towns (read more in our Autumn 2010 Strategy) and delving [...]
