Recent news items mentioning our work: Southern Policy Centre report highlights region’s life sciences strength. Sam Pither, The Business Magazine, 2nd November 2022 Life sciences report tells how businesses are changing health and wellbeing: Darren Slade, Daily Echo, 26th October 2022 Portsmouth’s Debenhams set to close – what should […]
Public participation
Public participation The SPC organises and runs events for policymakers, businesses, community groups and members of the public. Deliberative polling At a time when more people than ever feel that politics doesn’t involve them, we need new ways to bring citizens into decision-making. Our innovative deliberative polling process helps public […]
Partners
Partners The Southern Policy Centre conducts its work with a wide range of partners from many areas of public life including business, higher education, government agencies, local and national government, as well as the charitable and third sectors: AHA Digital Arup BBC South Business South Cathedral Innovation Centre Citizens’ Assembly […]
Open Data
Open Data Background Open data, put simply, is information that has been made publicly available to everyone to access, use and share. It can be used by individuals, enterprises, and public organisations to enhance what they do by analysing patterns and making data-driven decisions. Open data should be easy to […]
Southern Policy Centre Privacy Policy
Southern Policy Centre Privacy Policy Updated 1 July 2021 How we respect privacy when we deal with personal information collected by our organisation. This Privacy Policy applies to information we (Southern Policy Centre) collect about individuals who interact with our organisation. It explains what personal information we collect and how […]
How Cool is the South Coast’s Technology Scene?
How Cool is the South Coast’s Technology Scene? This is a guest blog by Phil Clark. Phil is the Chair of TechSolent CIC, a social enterprise working with local industry, education institutions and government bodies to drive the sector forward. With 500 members across the technology sector in the region, […]
Life Sciences in the central South
Life sciences in the central South Southern Policy Centre launched a report in October 2022 that examines one of the central South’s unsung stories: its strength in fostering and promoting the life sciences. Equipped with some world-class facilities and the imagination to capitalise on advances in science and medical research, […]
We Are Island! Supporting and Developing the Isle of Wight’s Cultural Offer
We Are Island! Supporting and Developing the Isle of Wight’s Cultural Offer The Isle of Wight is home to a growing number of creative practitioners, many of whom have moved to the Island inspired by its natural beauty, its strong sense of community and the wealth of opportunities it offers. […]
Mayors are not for everywhere
Mayors are not for everywhere Andy Burnham’s outrage when he appeared to learn by text that Greater Manchester wouldn’t receive the same Covid-19 support as London gave England’s directly elected mayors a new profile. Burnham is better known for being mayor of Greater Manchester than he ever was as a […]
Social Enterprise and levelling up
Social Enterprise and levelling up to an inclusive and sustainable economy for central southern England This is a guest blog by John Merritt, a Director of Social Enterprise Link (Wessex). John was born in Hampshire, started work at 16 and spent most of his working life in three industrial sectors. The […]