public services

  • CLES launches What Needs to be Done: The Manifesto for Local Economies

    01 Jun. 2017

    • We need to ease back on council cuts

    The cuts imposed on councils are too steep, happening too fast and unfairly distributed. There needs to be real-terms growth in the resources given to local government and distribution according to social need.

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  • RESEARCH

    Austerity Uncovered

    16th January 2015
    1.5MB     .pdf
    This report is based on research by the Centre for Local Economic Strategies (CLES), commissioned by the TUC. It is designed to lo...
  • RESEARCH

    After Austerity: an economic plan for the North West

    5th September 2014
    2.2MB     .pdf
    A report produced for UNISON North West by CLES highlights how austerity policies are not working in the region and points the way...
  • CLES 10

    Approaches to Addressing Poverty

    11th April 2014
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    In this CLES 10, we introduce ten ways in which places are addressing poverty through a place and relationship based approach. ...