Rail passengers in southern England forced to subsidise passengers in rest of Britain Rail passengers in southern England are being forced to subsidise passengers in rest of Britain – paying 16p a mile more than the cost of running their service In 2016/17 South West Trains (SWT) passengers were forced […]
The Budget and Industrial Strategy
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 been criticised as being timid, and lacking in new ideas. However, it did at […]
Lord Jim O’Neill’s speech to Devolution South conference
Lord Jim O’Neill’s speech to Devolution South conference ‘Devo South: Getting Back on Track’ conference In November 2017 Lord Jim O’Neill was the keynote speaker at the Southern Policy Centre’s ‘Devo South: Getting Back on Track’ conference. His speech to delegates can be seen here: The full transcript of […]
Central South England needs to plan for an ageing population
Central South England needs to plan for an ageing population The scale of the ageing challenge facing central southern England is highlighted by new research from the Southern Policy Centre. The research also reveals the scale of the care costs facing the region and its people. By 2039 the number […]
Business rate changes across the central South – essential background to the Budget 2017
Business rate changes across the central South – essential background to the Budget 2017 A new, interactive, map for the Southern Policy Centre provides crucial background to next week’s Budget when Chancellor Philip Hammond is under pressure to moderate big increases. The map, showing average increases and decreases by authority […]
Using data as a policy maker: resource pack
A resource pack for open data/policy, following on from the using data as a policy maker event we recently ran. Agenda The Bendigo Story – links to web sites Mark Braggins – Open Data Aha! Chris Cooper – Flood Event Model Tom Smith – Stories from building and using the […]
Citizens Assembly: opening up devolution in the south
Solent citizens debate plans for Hampshire devolution, in UK’s first ‘Citizens’ Assembly’ But residents want devolution process to be opened up to the public The Southern Policy Centre helped to organise the first assembly of ordinary residents in southern England to discuss devolution in their area. The assembly pilot was concurrent […]
The Open Data Institute Node for Hampshire
The Southern Policy Centre has been awarded the status of ODI Node for Hampshire As a network node for the Open Data Institute our job will be to demonstrate the value of open data to public organisations, businesses, and interested citizens across Hampshire. Our own focus will be on using open […]
Business South: Digital Summit
On Friday 27th March John Denham, Chair of the Southern Policy Centre, spoke about our Open Data Initiative at Business South’s Digital Summit event held at Winchester Planetarium and Science Park. It was a successful morning where we heard from many Digital experts in new and emerging technologies ranging from […]
SPC hosts senior Higher Education policy round-table
This week, in collaboration with Solent University, we were delighted to host a senior higher education policy round-table. Topics discussed included access, funding and the economic role of HE. Among those attending were the chair of the Business Select Committee, two former cabinet ministers for universities, the current Chief Executive of […]