Why London and the wider South East depend on each other With Centre for London’s Claire Harding, SPC Director Simon Eden looks at the relationship between London and the South East and how it’s changing. “A core driver of the relationship has been the policy decision to hold back London’s […]
Higher Education
Higher Education Improving education and developing skills for all are vital to a prosperous central South. SPC specialises in improving public policy making in these areas and has worked closely with Higher Education institutions, schools, local authorities, employers and Local Enterprise Partnerships to address key issues: Why are significantly less […]
Film Solent: growing South Hampshire’s film economy
Film Solent: growing South Hampshire’s film economy Film is an important and growing part of our region’s creative economy. A thriving film industry brings with it many benefits: exciting careers for our young people, important direct and indirect economic benefits, and the opportunity to create a distinctive identity for our […]
Culture and the Creative Economy in the central South
Culture and the Creative Economy in the central South The Partnership for South Hampshire commissioned the Southern Policy Centre to facilitate a series of workshops to explore future cultural and creative sector partnership working in the Solent Area. This report briefly summarises the conclusions of two seminars held with a […]
We Are Island! Supporting and Developing the Isle of Wight’s Cultural Offer
We Are Island! Supporting and Developing the Isle of Wight’s Cultural Offer The Isle of Wight is home to a growing number of creative practitioners, many of whom have moved to the Island inspired by its natural beauty, its strong sense of community and the wealth of opportunities it offers. […]
Creativity, Culture and Place
Creativity, Culture and Place: Background paper Download a copy of the briefing paper here. Download a copy of the briefing paper here. The Southern Policy Centre has been commissioned by the Partnership for South Hampshire to explore the role the creative and cultural sector plays in the central South. We’ll […]
Starting Well: giving young people the best chance in life
Starting Well: giving young people the best chance in life Introduction The University of Winchester and Southern Policy Centre have been working together to encourage what we believe is a timely and important debate about how we can secure a better life for all members of society. On 26th January […]
Re-imagining our city centres: one year on
Re-imagining our city centres: one year on In November 2020 SPC and Blake Morgan launched a report exploring the future of our city centres. For some time now we have seen changes in retail driven by on-line shopping. That fuelled a policy debate about the future of the ‘High Street.’ […]
Briefing-Starting Well: giving young people the best chance in life
Starting Well Southern Policy Centre has been exploring the health and well-being of communities in the central South: what will allow everyone to enjoy full and active lives. In a series of three seminars hosted jointly with the University of Winchester, we aimed to encourage a wider discussion and debate […]
Tomorrow’s City Centre
Tomorrow’s City Centre A project in partnership with Blake Morgan On November 20th 2020, Blake Morgan and the Southern Policy Centre launched their research report exploring the future of the central South’s city centres. We were joined by Andrew Carter from the Centre for Cities and over 100 participants from […]