Next-door neighbours – collaborative working across the London boundary
Local government obsesses about boundaries: we think they’re always wrong. We spend hours, and pounds, looking at options for council Read More …
Author: Simon Eden
Simon is a public policy consultant and a Director of the Southern Policy Centre, the think-tank for the central South. Originally from London, Simon began his career as a research biologist before joining the Civil Service, where he worked on local government funding and policy. In 1999 he was appointed Assistant Chief Executive of Southampton City Council and became Director of Sustainability & Development in 2001. In 2003 Simon was appointed Chief Executive of Winchester City Council. He led the Council for 13 years before leaving to become a policy wonk all over again.
Next door neighbours – collaborative working across the London boundary
Local government obsesses about boundaries: we think they’re always wrong. We spend hours, and pounds, looking at options for council Read More …
The Budget and the Industrial Strategy: Why the Central South needs to get back on track
The Budget and the Industrial Strategy: Why the Central South needs to get back on track November 22nd’s Budget has Read More …
Devolution in the South: reboot needed
Simon Eden, SPC Associate, on how the South needs to re-imagine its approach to devolution: Devolution across the UK has Read More …
Lord Jim O’Neill’s speech to Devolution South conference
Earlier this year Lord Jim O’Neill was the keynote speaker at the Southern Policy Centre’s ‘Devo South: Getting Back on Read More …
Central South England needs to plan for an aging population
The scale of the aging challenge facing central southern England is highlighted by new research from the Southern Policy Centre. Read More …
Devo South: Getting back on track
This report records the issues and ideas discussed at the Southern Policy Centre’s Devo South conference and suggests how matters Read More …
The Impact of Business Rate Revaluation
This paper sets out the background to Business Rate revaluation in Hampshire, Southampton, Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight, and Read More …
Winchester BID: Business Rates
This paper sets out the background to Business Rate revaluation in Winchester and presents the data for different business sectors, Read More …