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Levelling 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...

Levelling up

The Government’s long-awaited Levelling Up White Paper came out last week (see BBC report here). It has already been subject to...

The meaning of city status

The tragic murder of Sir David Amess MP last week shook the country, prompting an outpouring of tributes from across the political...

White working-class attainment and community resilience

Image taken from original source. A recent report by the education select committee looked into attainment gaps for white working class...

Mind the Skills Gap

A new analysis by the Centre for Progressive Policy (CPP) emphasises the importance of skills in ‘levelling up’. Written up here in the...

Why pub closures reduce resilience

Image taken from here. This recent study, by the LSE’s Diane Bolet, explores in detail the relationship between pub closures and support...

When 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...

The economics of COVID-19 could affect a different sort of town

How 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...

What 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,...

It’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...

How 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...