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Trading hubs or tax havens? Freeports must win this argument first to reach their potential

Last week saw a flurry of bids for freeport status from across the country. As the government assesses the credentials of competing […]

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How communities can be brought to the heart of the UK’s subsidy-free solar boom

Sam Cranston, Director – Energy Infrastructure at Copper Consultancy, explores the new opportunities for community engagement as the UK experiences […]

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Why now is the time to talk about infrastructure for education

At a time when some children have spent more time outside than inside school over the past year, Kellie Moore-Mulveen […]

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Up, down and all around: How Covid-19 has impacted levelling-up in our cities

Senior Account Executive James Bonner explores the implications of the Centre for Cities’ recently released ‘Cities Outlook’ report on placemaking […]

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Infrastructure in 2021 – Lucia Maclachlan

In 2020 transport infrastructure policy was not just shaped by the Government, but also by a series of landmark legal […]

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Infrastructure in 2021 – Dominika Chalder

Whilst many of the climate ambitions in the NIS are longer term goals, we should expect to see a year […]

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Infrastructure in 2021 – James Gore

As the lead of Copper’s economic development practice, the National Infrastructure Strategy and the Spending Review were most interesting not […]

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Infrastructure in 2021 – Patrick Traynor

With infrastructure set to be at the heart of attempts to rebuild and stimulate an economy recovering from the impact […]

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Infrastructure in 2021 – Sam Cranston

Despite everything that happened in 2020, investment and commitment to big infrastructure remained positive. From both central and local government, […]

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