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The need for joined-up thinking on energy and cities

picture of Stefan By Stefan Bouzarovski and Saska Petrova Filed Under: Europe, Featured, Science and Technology, Urban Posted: June 5, 2015

The EU’s new ‘Energy Union’ does not go far enough in reshaping our demand for energy, argue Professor Stefan Bouzarovski and Dr Saska Petrova. One of the ten stated priorities of the new European Commission has been the establishment of an ‘Energy Union’ – a common policy umbrella that will, says the EU, ensure “secure, […]

Tagged With: Centre for Urban Resilience and Energy, energy, Energy Union, European Coal and Steel Community, European Commission, European Union, EVALUATE, russia

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What role might cities play in UK asylum policy?

By Jonathan Darling Filed Under: All posts, Devo, Featured, Urban Posted: March 30, 2015

Government policy towards asylum seekers is being challenged. Dr Jonathan Darling asks if this should become part of the debate on the devolution of powers. Disagreements between local authorities and the Home Office over asylum seeker dispersal numbers and arrangements have a long-standing history in Britain. Yet recently they have garnered greater media attention due […]

Tagged With: asylum, asylum seekers, devolution, G4S, general election, home office, Liverpool City Council, Serco, Smith Commission

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Co-operation v competition

Iain Deas By Iain Deas Filed Under: All posts, Devo, Urban Posted: March 5, 2015

Northern England’s great cities are used to competing. So, asks Iain Deas, is it realistic to expect them to work together for the collective good? George Osborne’s continuing endorsement of a ‘Northern Powerhouse’ raises important questions about future local economic development strategy. The idea underpinning the powerhouse proposal is that some of England’s principal Northern […]

Tagged With: Atlantic Gateway, Crossrail, George Osborne, Hebden Bridge, HS3, Leeds, London, M62, Manchester, NETA, North European Trax Axis, North West, Northern Powerhouse, Northern Way, TransPennine

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Can the Northern Powerhouse ignore the digital economy?

Anita Greenhill By Anita Greenhill Filed Under: All posts, Featured, Science and Technology, Urban, Whitehall Watch Posted: February 27, 2015

The Government’s proposed Northern Powerhouse is all well and good, but, asks Anita Greenhill, where does the digital economy fit in this? The concept of a Northern Powerhouse and establishing an alternative to the dominant ‘London Powerhouse’ has strong Government support. It also has cross-party backing, with both the Conservative and Labour parties proposing their […]

Tagged With: broadband, BT, Conservative Party, CorridorManchester, East Manchester, fibre optics, general election, knowledge economy, Labour Party, Manchester, Manchester Enterprise Zone, Nisp Connect, Northern Powerhouse, South Korea, TechCity, TechNations

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The making of the Greater Manchester mayor – what next?

Francesca Gains By Francesca Gains Filed Under: Devo, Featured, Urban Posted: February 26, 2015

Opposition to a mayoral model for Manchester overlooks a decade of innovation and collaboration that has delivered economic and social benefits for the region, says Prof Francesca Gains. Much has been made of backroom deals between the Chancellor George Osborne and Manchester City Council’s chief executive Sir Howard Bernstein to deliver the most significant devolutionary […]

Tagged With: AGMA, Bernstein, budgets, decentralisation, Devo, devolution, DevoManc, Leese, Manchester, Mayor, osborne

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Who will lead the Manchester Powerhouse?

Iain Deas By Iain Deas Filed Under: Devo, Featured, Urban Posted: February 23, 2015

How significant will the elected mayoral role be for Greater Manchester – asks Iain Deas – and who will be that mayor? Simon Jenkins recently treated readers of the Guardian to an account of the rebuilding of city-regional governance in Greater Manchester. The story was of heroic struggle by Manchester’s civic leaders, guided by the […]

Tagged With: Bez, city-regions, DevoManc, elected mayors, George Osborne, GMCA, Greater Manchester, Greater Manchester Combined Authority, Happy Mondays, Manchester, Simon Jenkins

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A Grand Plan for the North needs to start with dreams

Ed Cox By Ed Cox Filed Under: Featured, Urban Posted: July 18, 2014

With growing calls for the UK to reverse an historic trend of chronic under investment in infrastructure, IPPR North’s Ed Cox believes it’s time to seek out the best and the brightest big ideas. The UK has “chronically underinvested in infrastructure, trailing that of other leading global economies.” That was the damning verdict of the RSA’s City […]

Tagged With: cities, city region, growth, infrastructure, investment, North, Northern Plan, regional growth, transport

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How can we make our towns and cities more age-friendly?

Tine BuffelSophie Handler By Tine Buffel and Sophie Handler Filed Under: Featured, Urban Posted: June 16, 2014

As our population ages we need to be making much more effort to make our towns and cities more age-friendly, say Dr Tine Buffel and Sophie Handler. Study after study has shown that people want to stay in their own homes for as long as possible in later life. An attachment to a particular place […]

Tagged With: Age UK, elderly, Manchester, RIBA, Whalley Range, World Health Organisation

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