Double Whammy
A new DEMOS report, ‘Double Whammy’, seeks to map areas where personal debt could increase most in the coming years. With energy bills...
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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...
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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...
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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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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...
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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...
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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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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...
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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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