Recovery in the central South: collaboration for growth, seminar June 2020 Southern Policy Centre has been working with the public and private sector to identify the key issues facing the central South when lockdown is eased and we move into a new economic environment. This new policy paper, based on […]
Can Graduates fuel recovery in the central South?
Can Graduates fuel recovery in the central South? In a report published earlier this month the Resolution Foundation argued that one consequence of economic recession is the challenge those leaving full time education will face in finding jobs.[i] The ‘lockdown’ in response to the threat of the Covid-19 virus is […]
Young People’s Experiences During the COVID 19 Crisis
Young People’s Experiences During the COVID 19 Crisis Local young people are hidden victims in this pandemic. They do not receive as much help as others as they are not seen as a priority during this crisis. These young people are more likely to suffer serious hardship during the present […]
Tomorrow’s City Centres
Tomorrow’s City Centres. How can we bring our city centres back to life after lockdown? Before we had even heard of Covid-19 our city centres in the central South – Bournemouth, Poole, Portsmouth, Southampton and Winchester – were already facing some real challenges: declining footfall, shops closing and, of course, […]
How can the central South’s city centres successfully survive change?
How can the central South’s city centres successfully survive change? Living in cities Archaeologists tell us that the world’s first city developed in Mesopotamia, modern-day Iraq, over 6,000 years ago. At the heart of those emerging cities was space for people to meet, trade and worship. The UN has estimated […]
Is there a strategy for the central South? September 2019 conference Briefing Note
Is there a strategy for the central South? September 2019 conference Briefing Note Download a copy of the report here The challenge This project was prompted by widely shared fears that central southern England is neither gaining the resources and power of other regions, nor promoting itself effectively to private […]
Civic Universities and the central South
Civic Universities and the central South There is a lively discussion about the role our universities have in the towns and cities they are part of. As local authorities and other public bodies are forced to cut back, so institutions like universities become more important in civic life. At the […]
Living Well: Health and wellbeing for a better quality of life
Living Well: Health and wellbeing for abetter quality of life In 2019 the SPC and University of Winchester joint seminar explored what is meant by ‘living well.’ Lord Geoffrey Filkin from the Centre for Ageing Better, put it very simply: longer lives are a great opportunity, but what will make […]
Retaining graduates from the central South’s universities
Retaining graduates from the central South’s universities. Both authors frequently hear the refrain ‘we must retain more of our graduates’ at meetings and seminars on the local economy. This report, commissioned by Willmott Dixon, explores the retention of graduates from the central South’s universities in our economy and examines the […]
LEPs and the central South
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 government investment in infrastructure, skills and innovation. A joint Southern Policy Centre/PwC seminar held at […]