2 min readLevelling up (continued...)Image taken from here Like many of you, we’ve spent the past fortnight continuing to digest the Government’s Levelling Up white paper, to...
2 min readLevelling upThe Government’s long-awaited Levelling Up White Paper came out last week (see BBC report here). It has already been subject to...
4 min readA Game on the Brink With the fallout from the now-defunct European Super League still fresh, Chris Clarke and Chris Fairley say football clubs are vital to...
3 min readWhen it comes to levelling up, is money enough?Rishi Sunak’s Spending Review this week saw the Government commit £4bn to a new ‘levelling up fund’. Designed to resource “the...
3 min readThe economics of COVID-19 could affect a different sort of townHow does a small town cope with the impact on the social fabric of the COVID-19 lockdown? A recent Guardian short film set out to answer...
4 min readWhat can we tell from a first look at the government’s 101 Town Deals?Last week the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) announced financial backing for communities in seven areas,...
3 min readIt’s time to get real about ‘ghost towns’The end of the summer has centred on a furious debate about remote work, city centres, and whether employees are morally obliged to help...
3 min readHow can 'levelling up' become a reality?It was announced this week that Tory MPs are launching a Levelling Up Taskforce. The new group – which includes many of the MPs installed...