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Mayors are not for everywhere

July 20, 2022

All, Blog, Devolution, Devolution: strategy for the central South, News, Publications

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 Labour Cabinet minister. Steve Rotherham in Liverpool, Andy Street in the West Midlands, Ben Houchen in Tees Valley, Tracey Brabin in West Yorkshire and others have carved out distinct profiles.…

Levelling Up White Paper: a response from the central South

May 9, 2022

John Denham

All, Blog, Devolution, Devolution: strategy for the central South, News, Publications

Levelling Up White Paper: a response from the central South In mid-March, the Southern Policy Centre held a webinar to discuss the Government’s Levelling Up and Devolution White Paper [1]with speakers from local councils, business and national think tanks. Here SPC Director John Denham reflects on some of the challenges facing our local authorities as they respond to the White Paper. Public debate about local devolution and levelling up has inevitably been a bit muted for the past few weeks…

Levelling Up and Devolution: what does the Government White Paper mean for the Central South?

March 17, 2022

Ruth Eastwood

What are the implications of the recently published levelling up white paper for the central South? Register your space here. The government says the recently published levelling up white paper represents “a devolution revolution” and the largest transfer of “power from Whitehall to local leaders across England in modern times.” Southern Policy Centre is hosting an online event in response to discuss levelling up and devolution and examine the implications for the central South. With invited speakers and a panel…

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Starting Well: giving young people the best chance in life

February 22, 2022

Simon Eden

All, Blog, Living Well, News, Publications, Working with young people

Starting Well: giving young people the best chance in life Introduction The University of Winchester and Southern Policy Centre have been working together to encourage what we believe is a timely and important debate about how we can secure a better life for all members of society. On 26th January the University hosted the third in a series of seminars exploring aspects of our health and wellbeing at different stages of life, this one looking at how we can give…

Re-imagining our city centres: one year on

January 27, 2022

Simon Eden

All, Blog, Publications, Skills, Tomorrow's City Centres

Re-imagining our city centres: one year on In November 2020 SPC and Blake Morgan launched a report exploring the future of our city centres. For some time now we have seen changes in retail driven by on-line shopping. That fuelled a policy debate about the future of the ‘High Street.’ The pandemic accelerated that trend and brought new worries: more people working at home, fewer (or no) customers for cinemas, theatres and restaurants, people deserting public transport. Our report suggested…