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A shared Britain – refugee policy for 2017

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To start the year, Dr Jonathan Darling, Senior Lecturer in Human Geography specialising in the politics and ethics of forced migration, and Gulwali Passarlay, Afghan refugee, politics graduate and author of ‘The Lightless Sky’, reflect on how government might support asylum seekers and refugees in 2017. Together, they discuss the challenges of the last year […]

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

By Filed Under: All posts, Devo, Growth and Inclusion, Inclusive Growth, Urban Posted:

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 […]

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VIDEO BLOG: The opportunities of health devolution

By Filed Under: Devo, Health and Social Care, Urban Posted:

In light of the newly announced investment in research and development of cancer medicines, Professor Ian Greer talks about Greater Manchester’s devolved health and social care budget and the opportunities this brings for linking up discovery science with clinics and commissioners across the region. 

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Hammond turns to science (…and mayors must follow)

By Filed Under: All posts, Devo, Inclusive Growth, Urban Posted:

There may or may not be a plan for Brexit, but after the Autumn Statement last week, there is now at least a plan for mitigating it. In summary, it is based on abandoning George Osborne’s fiscal targets and borrowing significant amounts in order to fund infrastructure and to finance a new industrial strategy. Taken […]

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How can Habitat 3 and the New Urban Agenda turn inequality talk into action?

By Filed Under: All posts, Urban Posted:

This month more than 25,000 delegates meet in Quito, Ecuador, for the Habitat 3 conference which sets out the United Nations’ New Urban Agenda – a guide to policies and approaches for the sustainable development and planning of cities and towns across the globe for the next 20 years. As part of The University of Manchester’s […]

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City States – the Break-up of Britain or a New England?

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Devo Manc and the Northern Powerhouse – are they a chance to change Greater Manchester for the better or are they just  rhetoric? Michael Taylor looks at where the city is today, and says it’s time to seize the day. Overshadowing so much of what social democracy can be in the next century is Scotland. […]

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Does urban growth help the poorest?

By Filed Under: Inclusive Growth, Urban Posted:

Will urban growth policy benefit all or will it leave some parts of the community no better off?  Richard Crisp explains how a new measurement tool – the inclusive growth monitor – can shed light on this issue. Like any occasional visitor to Manchester I am always struck by the sense of a city on […]

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Could smart cities be smarter about inequality?

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Our cities are unequal – in wealth, quality of life and our carbon footprints, amongst other factors.  In the race to use technology to build so-called ‘smart cities’, Joe Blakey says we run the risk of locking-in, rather than tackling, those inequalities. Definitions and data When it comes to smart cities , Manchester is setting […]

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Why arts and cultural policy matter in the devolution debate

Abigail Gilmore By Filed Under: Devo, Urban Posted:

Abi Gilmore looks at why policy-making for the arts and culture is important when considering the implementation and impact of the devolution agenda in Greater Manchester. Cultural policy is often an afterthought, frequently side-lined by other policy debates on health, housing and crime reduction. When decision-making for the arts makes the news, it is usually […]

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How Greater Manchester’s new mayor could use transport policy to get the city region moving

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When the victorious Greater Manchester Mayor emerges next May, they will find themselves with significant transport powers – but strong leadership and beefed-up accountability will be needed to realise the full benefits, argues Luke Raikes. This time next year, Greater Manchester will be experiencing its first ever mayoral election campaign. This will be a significant […]

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