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 […]
Nested deprivation
People living in nested deprivation are not so much the ‘Left Behind’ as the ‘Never Acknowledged’ A new concept of nested deprivation – deprivation that occurs in a row of flats within neighbourhoods that are otherwise affluent is explored in a new paper published by the University of Southampton, supported […]
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 […]
Is there a strategy for the central South? Conference presentation Sept 2019
Is there a strategy for the central South? Conference presentation September 2019 On 20 September 2019, SPC introduced their research on whether the variety of plans and strategies published by councils and LEPs across the central South together present a clear narrative about our ambitions for the future. Evidence from […]
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 […]
SPC announces new devolution project – ‘A strategy for the central South?’
Is there a strategy for the central South? A new SPC project. There is a widely-shared fear that central southern England is not attracting the additional resources and powers that are being enjoyed in other regions. The former Treasury Minister, Lord Jim O’Neill, has criticised previous devolution proposals from central […]
Collaborative Culture: the challenges for cultural partnerships in the central south
Collaborative Culture: the challenges for cultural partnerships in the central south Our area has a rich arts and cultural offer, with a wide variety of organisations and strong levels of public engagement. Our report, undertaken on behalf of Arts Council England and with support from the Partnership for Urban South Hampshire […]