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...
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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...
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The impact of COVID-19
A Sky News data blog, published just before Christmas, compared deprivation statistics with COVID-19 economic impact figures. Based on...
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'Levelling up' through climate action
The APPG for ‘left behind’ neighbourhoods last week published a report about climate change – entitled ‘levelling up through climate...
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The link between health inequality and resilience
A new report by the Institute of Health Inequality identifies a 6-point framework for health inequality (Executive Summary here)....
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A 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...
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Why arts, pubs and sports clubs matter so much
Image taken from here. Early noises about Rishi Sunak’s budget this week suggest positive steps in several key areas. The budget will...
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Resilient Towns: The role of place
Last month HOPE not hate Charitable Trust ran the first online session in our What Works series. Focused around preventative and...
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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...
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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...
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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,...
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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...
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