2 minLevelling 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 minLevelling upThe Government’s long-awaited Levelling Up White Paper came out last week (see BBC report here). It has already been subject to...
2 minThe meaning of city statusThe tragic murder of Sir David Amess MP last week shook the country, prompting an outpouring of tributes from across the political...
3 minWhite working-class attainment and community resilienceImage taken from original source. A recent report by the education select committee looked into attainment gaps for white working class...
2 minMind the Skills GapA new analysis by the Centre for Progressive Policy (CPP) emphasises the importance of skills in ‘levelling up’. Written up here in the...
1 minWhy pub closures reduce resilienceImage taken from here. This recent study, by the LSE’s Diane Bolet, explores in detail the relationship between pub closures and support...
3 minWhen 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 minThe 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 minWhat 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 minIt’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 minHow 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...