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Tackling labour market challenges: six messages for the new GM Mayor

By Jo Cartwright Filed Under: All posts, Devo, Urban Posted: May 22, 2017

Dr Jo Cartwright, Research Associate at The University of Manchester examines the labour market challenges facing the Greater Manchester region and offers ways in which the new Mayor could tackle them.  While Greater Manchester has a growing jobs market, there are issues with the quality of this growth – one in four local residents in […]

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Could Greater Manchester’s plans for transport be bolder?

By Andrew McMeekin and Michael Hodson Filed Under: Devo, Urban Posted: May 18, 2017

Greater Manchester’s Transport Strategy 2040 was published in February 2017. Led by Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM), the Strategy aims to direct the long-term shape of Greater Manchester’s transport system to 2040.  With a new mayor and devolution, there is an opportunity to be bolder, to make the most of this opportunity, say Mike Hodson and […]

Tagged With: inclusive growth, productivity, Sustainable Consumption Institute, transport policy, urban planning

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Metro Mayors – the work begins

Francesca GainsKevin Ward By Francesca Gains and Kevin Ward Filed Under: All posts, Devo, Urban Posted: May 16, 2017

Professor Francesca Gains and Professor Kevin Ward run The University of Manchester’s Devo Manc hub which brings together researchers from across the University who are exploring Greater Manchester’s devolution future. In this blog they examine what difference the newly directly elected Metro Mayors will make to their regions. They focus particularly on the challenges facing […]

Tagged With: devolution, DevoManc, Greater Manchester

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Making Greater Manchester Great for Older People: Ageing Actions for the Mayor’s First 100 Days

Elaine Dewhurst By Elaine Dewhurst Filed Under: All posts, Devo, Urban Posted: May 8, 2017

Dr. Elaine Dewhurst, Senior Lecturer in Employment Law at The University of Manchester looks at the positive impact Andy Burnham could have in his first 100 days on the lives of older people. • Greater Manchester needs to do more for its ageing population – it’s vital the new Mayor identifies the opportunities older people […]

Tagged With: ageing, DevoManc, Greater Manchester

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A ‘Metrolink Mayor’? Meeting the challenge of regional imbalances across Greater Manchester

By Tom Arnold Filed Under: All posts, Devo Posted: May 5, 2017

As the Greater Manchester region elects its first ‘Metro Mayor’, Tom Arnold, a postgraduate researcher of New Economic Geographies, offers his take on the challenges and solutions facing Andy Burnham in his inaugural term. Central to Greater Manchester’s development is a focus on the needs of its outer town and boroughs Post-19 education and orbital […]

Tagged With: Devo, productivity

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Taking action on local employment issues: how far can voluntary employment charter initiatives take us?

By Ceri Hughes and Emily Ball Filed Under: All posts, British Politics, Devo, Growth and Inclusion, Inclusive Growth Posted: April 6, 2017

As the Greater Manchester mayoral election approaches, a key issue on the candidates’ agendas is raising employment standards across the city. Here, Ceri Hughes from the Inclusive Growth Analysis Unit and Emily Ball from Oxfam GB discuss the policy implications of rolling out a local employment charter in Manchester, highlighting what this would mean for […]

Tagged With: Devo, devolution, employment, employment charter, inclusive growth, jobs, local politics

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Connecting Greater Manchester: The mayoral challenge

By Graham Winch Filed Under: All posts, Devo Posted: April 3, 2017

With the Greater Manchester mayoral campaign now well under way, it’s clear that transport will be one of the key issues for many residents, as revealed in Manchester Evening News’ survey. Here, Professor Graham Winch lays out why improving transport should be a priority for the new mayor and suggests some of the future challenges […]

Tagged With: Greater Manchester, transport

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Divas, Devolution and Dialogue

By Dr Joanne Tippett Filed Under: All posts, Devo, Urban Posted: March 7, 2017

Ahead of  International Women’s Day, Dr Joanne Tippett shares her experiences from research into planning for environmental change, sustainability and community engagement. She reflects on their implications for including women’s voices in making devolved decisions in Greater Manchester. In my work with villagers in rural Africa, I found that women didn’t tend to speak in […]

Tagged With: community engagement, devolution, environmental change, international women's day, IWD, productivity, sustainabilithy

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Short-termism and the future of Britain’s cities

Mike Emmerich By Mike Emmerich Filed Under: All posts, British Politics, Devo, Urban Posted: February 28, 2017

Ahead of the release of his book, Britain’s Cities, Britain’s Future, Mike Emmerich looks at the issue of short-termism in policy making and sets out some ways forwards for addressing the geographic imbalance of economic growth and productivity in the UK’s cities. Encouraging long-term thinking in policy making has long been a challenge, both with […]

Tagged With: cities, devolution, economic growth, inclusive growth, policy making, productivity

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Can devolution deliver inclusive growth? You can bank on it!

By Marianne Sensier Filed Under: All posts, Devo, Growth and Inclusion, Inclusive Growth, Urban Posted: December 15, 2016

With Devolution, Greater Manchester has an opportunity to encourage investment and inclusive growth by setting its own policy agenda. Dr Marianne Sensier puts the case for the creation of a regional bank within the new mayor’s policy agenda. A regional bank will provide finance for business and allow people to save their money which in […]

Tagged With: productivity

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