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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.

How can central South’s city centres successfully survive change?

Posted onApril 17, 2020November 23, 2020AuthorSimon Eden

Our cities are facing many challenges: expensive and poor quality housing, greater social inequalities and rising crime are regular news Read More …

CategoriesBlog, News

Civic Universities and the central South

Posted onAugust 7, 2019May 19, 2020AuthorSimon Eden

Dr Simon Eden There is a lively discussion about the role our universities have in the towns and cities they Read More …

CategoriesAll, Blog, Higher EducationTagsHigher Education

Living Well Seminar

Posted onApril 7, 2019April 7, 2019AuthorSimon Eden

The SPC and University of Winchester held their second joint seminar on public health and wellbeing in March 2019. The Read More …

CategoriesBlogTagshealth, livingwell

LEPs and the central South: a summary of our breakfast seminar in conjunction with PwC

Posted onDecember 20, 2018May 19, 2020AuthorSimon Eden

Since their establishment in 2010, Local Enterprise Partnerships have been integral to economic growth across England, providing a channel for Read More …

CategoriesAll, Blog, Devolution, NewsTagsdevolution

Next-door neighbours – collaborative working across the London boundary

Posted onJanuary 24, 2018January 24, 2018AuthorSimon Eden

Local government obsesses about boundaries: we think they’re always wrong.  We spend hours, and pounds, looking at options for council Read More …

CategoriesAll, Blog, Publications

Next door neighbours – collaborative working across the London boundary

Posted onJanuary 24, 2018January 24, 2018AuthorSimon Eden

Local government obsesses about boundaries: we think they’re always wrong.  We spend hours, and pounds, looking at options for council Read More …

CategoriesAll

The Budget and the Industrial Strategy: Why the Central South needs to get back on track

Posted onDecember 2, 2017December 2, 2017AuthorSimon Eden

The Budget and the Industrial Strategy: Why the Central South needs to get back on track November 22nd’s Budget has Read More …

CategoriesBlog

Devolution in the South: reboot needed

Posted onNovember 1, 2017November 2, 2017AuthorSimon Eden

Simon Eden, SPC Associate, on how the South needs to re-imagine its approach to devolution: Devolution across the UK has Read More …

CategoriesBlog, DevolutionTagsdevolution

Lord Jim O’Neill’s speech to Devolution South conference

Posted onNovember 1, 2017November 2, 2017AuthorSimon Eden

Earlier this year Lord Jim O’Neill was the keynote speaker at the Southern Policy Centre’s ‘Devo South: Getting Back on Read More …

CategoriesEvents, News, Video and audioTagsdevolution

Central South England needs to plan for an aging population

Posted onMay 26, 2017September 29, 2020AuthorSimon Eden

The scale of the aging challenge facing central southern England is highlighted by new research from the Southern Policy Centre. Read More …

CategoriesAdult social care, Health and social care, NewsTagsAdult social care, aging population

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  • About
    • About Southern Policy Centre
    • Subscribe to our quarterly newsletter via email
    • Recruitment
    • Meet the team
    • SPC equality, diversity and inclusion policy
    • Partners
    • SPC in the News
  • Events
  • Topics
    • Devolution: strategy for the central South
    • Tomorrow’s City Centre
    • Health and Social Care
    • Recovery in the central South: collaboration for growth
    • Higher Education
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    • Local Government
    • Poverty: Deprivation in the South
    • Working with young people
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