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Mapping the divide: Learning from the landscape of local economic performance

By Cecilia Wong and Helen Zheng Filed Under: All posts, Cities and Environment, Growth and Inclusion, Inclusive Growth, Levelling up Posted: October 12, 2023

Inequality can be sliced many ways. A key aspect of the UK’s picture on inequality falls starkly along spatial lines of geography. So how can mapping spatial differences make policymaking more effective and targeted? In this article, from our Power in Place publication, Professor Cecilia Wong and Dr Wei Zheng discuss the importance of spatial […]

Tagged With: #PowerinPlace, british politics, Business Energy & Industry, communities, devolution, digital, Digital Divide, economy, inclusive growth, inequalities, infrastructure, labour market, Levelling Up, local government, MUI, productivity, SEED

Re-skilling places: A new approach for reducing regional inequalities

Headshot of Eric Lybeck By Eric Lybeck Filed Under: All posts, British Politics, Devo, Education, Growth and Inclusion, Inclusive Growth, Levelling up Posted: October 5, 2023

Current models of education and social mobility take an individualist approach that encourage young people from rural areas and small towns to move to city centres to obtain qualifications and skills. But this approach worsens regional inequalities, as places outside of urban centres are left behind. In this article, from our Power in Place publication, […]

Tagged With: #PowerinPlace, Business Energy & Industry, Children & Young People, communities, devolution, economy, education, GMCA, Greater Manchester, inclusive growth, Industry 4.0, inequalities, labour market, Levelling Up, local government, MIE, productivity, schools, urban, work & pensions

Ill-health and deprivation: How we can address health inequalities in left behind neighbourhoods

By Luke Munford Filed Under: All posts, Devo, Growth and Inclusion, Health and Care, Health and Social Care Posted: September 18, 2023

We have long known that the health of people living in deprived areas is worse than the national average. But this raises important questions, such as how big is the gap? Is it narrowing or growing over time? Are some deprived places worse off than others? And how do health inequalities affect economic performance? In […]

Tagged With: communities, devolution, economy, Greater Manchester, Greater Manchester Combined Authority, Health & Social Care, Health inequalities, inequalities, Levelling Up, local government, Power in Place, productivity, public health

Razing the neighbourhood: consequences and alternatives to council estate demolition

By Nick Thoburn Filed Under: All posts, British Politics, Cities and Environment, Growth and Inclusion, Levelling up Posted: April 17, 2023

Post-war council estates suffer a barrage of stigmatising representations. Central and local governments, think tanks, and property companies call them ‘sink estates’ and ‘concrete monstrosities’. In television dramas and feature films, council estates are invariably grim and crime ridden. These representations have real-world effects. They establish social moods and opinions that encourage and justify the […]

Tagged With: communities, environment, inequality, infrastructure, Levelling Up, local government

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Graphene as a regional-global innovation model

James Baker By James Baker Filed Under: British Politics, Budget, Growth and Inclusion, Levelling up, Research and development, Science and Engineering, Science and Technology, UK economy Posted: March 17, 2023

A new national policy report has identified the graphene innovation ecosystem at Manchester as a regional hub for international partnership and investment. In this article, James Baker explores how this success demonstrates that research and development (R&D) investment into specialist regional clusters like Graphene@Manchester provides national government with an excellent return on investment as they […]

Tagged With: Business Energy & Industry, economy, government, graphene, Greater Manchester, innovation, Levelling Up, technology

Sustainability transitions: catalysing innovation in the foundational economy for a green and just future

Photo of Usman's profileElvira UyarraPhoto of Jo Mylan wearing a pink scarf and blazer By Usman Aziz, Elvira Uyarra and Jo Mylan Filed Under: All posts, Cities and Environment, Energy and Environment, Growth and Inclusion, UK economy, Urban Posted: January 23, 2023

The UK is making progress to achieve net zero, with the latest findings indicating that UK emissions in 2021 fell below 2019 levels. These efforts, however, are still identified as insufficient for fulfilling the Paris Agreement. To lead the way towards a green and just future, regional and urban areas are developing ambitious strategies to […]

Tagged With: AMBS, Business Energy & Industry, carbon reduction, climate change, economy, energy, environment, GMCA, Greater Manchester, inclusive growth, innovation, local government, MIOIR, net zero, SCI, sustainability, urban

Turning gadgets into productivity

Bart van Ark By Bart van Ark Filed Under: All posts, Digital Futures, Growth and Inclusion, Inclusive Growth, Levelling up, OnProductivity, Science and Technology, UK economy Posted: December 13, 2022

The Industrial Revolution brought about great economic success in the north of the United Kingdom that translated into a social, cultural and urban transformation. However, the Digital Revolution of today has not had the same impact on the UK, and particularly, the north. In this blog, Professor Bart van Ark explores how and why productivity […]

Tagged With: digital, digital revolution, economy, Greater Manchester, inclusive growth, Industry 4.0, innovation, investment, OnProductivity, productivity, technology

Skills, Productivity and Regional Inequality: why a ‘one size fits all’ approach can’t work

By Andy Westwood Filed Under: British Politics, Devo, Growth and Inclusion, Inclusive Growth, Levelling up, OnProductivity, UK economy Posted: December 7, 2022

Skills are important contributors to the improvement of productivity. With new skills, there are associated higher wages and better living standards. However, implementing a better agenda for skill improvement in policy can prove extremely challenging. There are several layers of skills and their applications that need to be considered at different levels of distribution. Professor […]

Tagged With: british politics, devolution, education, Greater Manchester, inequalities, Levelling Up, local government, OnProductivity, productivity, skills gap

The UK productivity-governance puzzle

Dave RichardsAnna Sanders By Dave Richards, Patrick Diamond and Anna Sanders Filed Under: British Politics, Devo, Growth and Inclusion, Inclusive Growth, Levelling up, OnProductivity Posted: December 2, 2022

The productivity issue in the UK is often framed as an issue driven by economic outcomes. This idea neglects some of the more complex structures that exist and contribute to the economic gaps in the UK. Professor Dave Richards, Professor Patrick Diamond and Dr Anna Sanders outline how government policy in the UK is too […]

Tagged With: british politics, devolution, inclusive growth, Levelling Up, Northern Powerhouse, OnProductivity, productivity, SoSS, Whitehall

Health inequalities and regional productivity

By Luke Munford and Clare Bambra Filed Under: Growth and Inclusion, Health and Care, Levelling up, OnProductivity Posted: November 18, 2022

The health of those living in the north is worse than those living in the south, and this inequality is reflected in the comparative economic performance as well. The regional inequality in economic performance is prominent throughout the United Kingdom. In this blog, Dr Luke Munford and Professor Clare Bambra explore the links between health […]

Tagged With: #IHPO, Greater Manchester, health and social care, Health inequalities, inequalities, local government, MERI, micra, NHS, NHS improvement, OnProductivity, productivity, public health

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