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By Amy Barron Filed Under: All posts, Urban Posted:
Thursday 16th February sees the Greater Manchester Ageing Conference, held by the GM Ageing Hub, of which MICRA, the Manchester Institute for Collaborative Research on Ageing, is a part . To celebrate the conference, and to highlight the policy implications of living in an ageing society, MICRA have teamed up with Policy@Manchester to deliver a week […]
By Jonathan Darling Filed Under: All posts, British Politics, Urban Posted:
In light of this week’s report into Asylum Accommodation by the Home Affairs Select Committee, Dr Jonathan Darling, who submitted expert evidence to the inquiry, responds to its findings and suggests a way forwards. Asylum accommodation is currently provided through six regional contracts with three private providers There have been reports of substandard and inappropriate […]
By Susan Oman Filed Under: All posts, British Politics, Urban Posted:
The Prime Minister recently set out her vision for a new ‘shared society’ alongside her promise to transform mental health care. University of Manchester PHD researcher Susan Oman, questions Theresa May’s commitment to mental health research, how it presents opportunities to understand what a sharing society might be, and how it might support improved wellbeing. […]
By Jonathan Darling and Gulwali Passarlay Filed Under: All posts, British Politics, Europe, Urban Posted:
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 […]
By Marianne Sensier 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 […]
By Ian Greer 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.
By Andy Westwood 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 […]
By Diana Mitlin 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 […]
By Michael Taylor Filed Under: All posts, Devo, Urban Posted:
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. […]
By Richard Crisp 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 […]