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 …
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SPC announces new devolution project – ‘A strategy for the central South?’
Is there a strategy for the central South? A new SPC project There is a widely-shared fear that central southern Read More …
‘A great place to live…if you can afford it’
The Central South is recognised as having some of the highest housing costs outside London. Our report, undertaken on behalf Read More …
Deprivation in the South
Despite its perceived affluence relative to other parts of the UK, pockets of severe multiple deprivation exist across the South Read More …
Health and Social Care: The Challenge Facing the Central South
Joint Seminar with the University of Winchester chaired by Steve Brine MP Health and Social Care: The Challenge Facing the Central 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 …
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 …
Localised Widening Participation Strategies – a data-based approach
The results of a year-long study by the Southern Policy Centre, supported by the Higher Education Funding Council for England 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 …