How can central South’s city centres successfully survive change?
Our cities are facing many challenges: expensive and poor quality housing, greater social inequalities and rising crime are regular news 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.
Civic Universities and the central South
Dr Simon Eden There is a lively discussion about the role our universities have in the towns and cities they Read More …
Living Well Seminar
The SPC and University of Winchester held their second joint seminar on public health and wellbeing in March 2019. The Read More …
LEPs and the central South: a summary of our breakfast seminar in conjunction with PwC
Since their establishment in 2010, Local Enterprise Partnerships have been integral to economic growth across England, providing a channel for Read More …
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 …
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 …