Jack Airey writes for LGC on the role of enterprise in local government
Author: Jack Airey, Localis |
Localis’ Jack Airey writes in LGC on the growing role of municipal enterprise in supporting local government finances.
Entrepreneurialism in local government has been ever present. From Joseph Chamberlain to Harold Macmillan, countless political figures have promoted the importance of councils acting commercially.
Indeed there has been no exception in this parliament, with spending cuts of almost a third forcing the issue further. To put it another way, austerity has been the mother of invention.