Why London and the wider South East depend on each other With Centre for London’s Claire Harding, SPC Director Simon Eden looks at the relationship between London and the South East and how it’s changing. “A core driver of the relationship has been the policy decision to hold back London’s […]
A Smart Manifesto for the South
A Smart Manifesto for the South This is a guest post by Chris Cooper. Chris has been involved in smart community projects for almost a decade at KnowNow Information and prior to this at IBM. Chris is a member of the SDS/2 committee at the BSI, creating and applying smart community standards. Chris […]
Publications
Publications View and download our reports and publications here.
Blogs
Blogs Southern Policy Centre regularly publishes blog posts which provide an informal insight into some of our policy work. Subscribe to receive our latest blogs direct to your inbox:
Culture and the Creative Economy in the central South
Culture and the Creative Economy in the central South The Partnership for South Hampshire commissioned the Southern Policy Centre to facilitate a series of workshops to explore future cultural and creative sector partnership working in the Solent Area. This report briefly summarises the conclusions of two seminars held with a […]
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, […]
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. […]
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 […]
Creativity, Culture and Place
Creativity, Culture and Place: Background paper Download a copy of the briefing paper here. Download a copy of the briefing paper here. The Southern Policy Centre has been commissioned by the Partnership for South Hampshire to explore the role the creative and cultural sector plays in the central South. We’ll […]
Levelling Up White Paper 2022
Levelling Up White Paper 2022 An online seminar to discuss the implications of the levelling up white paper on our region was held on 17th March 2022. We were joined by Akash Paun and Alex Nice from the Institute for Government think tank and over 50 participants from across the […]