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By Ruth Lupton Filed Under: All posts, Growth and Inclusion Posted:
To celebrate the launch of the Manchester Urban Institute, and to highlight the expertise of its academics in terms of urban research, MUI have joined up with Policy@Manchester to deliver a series of blogs focused on the Manchester urban area. The Manchester Urban Institute’s Inclusive Growth Analysis Unit (IGAU) is one of the University of […]
By Colette Fagan, Helen Norman and Nina Teasdale Filed Under: All posts, Brexit, British Politics, Growth and Inclusion Posted:
As the 2017 International Women’s Day global theme calls on us to ‘be bold for change’, here Professor Colette Fagan, Dr Nina Teasdale and Dr Helen Norman take stock of the UK’s gender-related policy measures. Progress towards gender equality has been uneven and often too slow Since 1957, equality between women and men has been […]
By John Wrathmell Filed Under: All posts, British Politics, Growth and Inclusion Posted:
As part of Policy@Manchester’s Budget coverage, John Wrathmell, Head of Strategy for New Economy, asks whether actions will follow Philip Hammond’s promising words on productivity and inclusion. The Prime Minister’s aim of wider inclusion in economic success is an important one Greater Manchester’s work on this agenda underpins the City Region’s approach Productivity is part […]
By Dr Joanne Tippett Filed Under: All posts, Devo, Urban Posted:
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 […]
By Andy Westwood Filed Under: All posts, Brexit, British Politics Posted:
Ahead of the first Budget under May’s government, and the first since the Brexit vote, Policy@Manchester Co-Director Professor Andy Westwood sets the scene and shares his predictions on the Chancellor’s approach to the year’s spending priorities. We need some action from the Budget, even if the fireworks are likely to be more low key this […]
What will #Budget2017 mean for you? Join our experts for live reaction at tomorrow’s @UoMPolicy‘s #BudgetHack. https://t.co/XLPjYK3wSe pic.twitter.com/HW36JlhBQG — Uni of Manchester (@OfficialUoM) March 7, 2017
By Sarah Marie Hall Filed Under: All posts, British Politics, Growth and Inclusion Posted:
On the eve of both the Spring Budget and International Women’s Day, Dr Sarah Marie Hall examines the gendered nature of austerity and argues for a new economic system that addresses social inequalities and values caring work. Gaps created by a retreating welfare state are typically attended to by women in communities and families, underpinned […]
By Vikas Shah Filed Under: All posts Posted:
‘Disruption’ has become a signature term in business, culture, and increasingly in our politics. Here, Professor Vikas Shah offers his reflections on what disruption means in its economic, cultural and technical aspects, and the challenges and opportunities that each of these offer the policy-makers who are open to engaging with the speed and scale of […]
By Francesca Gains Filed Under: All posts, British Politics, Urban Posted:
Political devolution is well on it’s way in Greater Manchester, with the health and social care budget having been devolved last April and with the imminent election of the Metro Mayor in May. However, there have been criticisms over how representative those making the devolution deals are of the communities they make decisions for. In the […]
Wednesday 8 March is Budget day, and Policy@Manchester are hosting a day-long Budget “Hack” for people to think, talk, tweet and blog their thoughts on this great political event. All welcome The Budget Hack is our attempt to do something a little different – on Budget Day (Weds 8 March), we have hired Club Academy […]