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A Policy@Manchester interview with the Dr Bachir Ouedraogo, Minister of Energy for Burkina Faso

Chris Peters By Chris Peters Filed Under: Cities and Environment, Digital Futures, Energy and Environment, Industry 4.0 Posted: August 7, 2018

Dr Bachir Ouedraogo won a scholarship from the Sustainable Consumption Institute at The University of Manchester and he went on complete his PhD in MACE in 2012 looking at the impact of climate change, renewable energy and population on the future energy demand for Burkina Faso. In 2015 Bachir was elected to the National Assembly […]

Tagged With: #solarpower, Business Energy & Industry, Cities and Environment, Digital Futures, education, energy, environment, Industry 4.0, Manchester, SCI

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What is it that we actually want and how are we going to get it?

Sophie King By Sophie King Filed Under: All posts, British Politics, Inclusive Growth Posted: April 26, 2017

Resident of Manchester Dr Sophie King, from the University of Sheffield, blogs on her experiences of recent political events in Manchester and discusses her disappointment in proceedings so far. Here she highlights a lack of viable policy proposals and looks at what can be learnt from small scale initiatives elsewhere in the city, as well […]

Tagged With: devolution, housing, Manchester, Mayoral hustings, policy development

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Multilingual Manchester: Planning for language diversity

Yaron Matras By Yaron Matras Filed Under: Urban Posted: March 10, 2017

 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.  Greater Manchester needs an integrated, evidence-based vision for dealing with its vast array of spoken […]

Tagged With: community, cultural heritage, language, Manchester, MUI

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The Space to Thrive: Public parks and everyday participation

Abigail Gilmore By Abigail Gilmore Filed Under: Urban Posted: March 9, 2017

 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. To safeguard the future of our cherished public parks then communities and institutions must think […]

Tagged With: everyday participation, green spaces, Manchester, MUI

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Devo Manc is a far cry from ‘business as usual’

Helen McKenna By Helen McKenna Filed Under: Devo, Featured Posted: April 1, 2016

Today, Greater Manchester becomes the first region in England to be given new powers in the devolution of health and social care services from national government to regional decision-makers. But what makes this region’s devolution project so exciting is that its ambitions go way beyond the integration of health and social care, says Helen McKenna. […]

Tagged With: devohealth, DevoManc, King's Fund, Manchester, NHS, social care

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DevoManc – a new era in health and social care

By Lord Peter Smith Filed Under: All posts, Devo, Urban Posted: March 29, 2016

Devolved control of health, and integration with social care, creates an opportunity to improve care outcomes, improve value for money and decide local priorities for Greater Manchester, argues Lord Peter Smith.   We are on the brink of a new era in Greater Manchester when we take charge of health and social care services. On […]

Tagged With: DevoManc, Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Strategic Partnership Board, Manchester, NHS, social care

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Health and social care devolution: it’s complicated

Julia Segar By Julia Segar, Anna Coleman and Kath Checkland Filed Under: All posts, Devo Posted: March 29, 2016

Devolving health and social care decisions to local politicians and professionals adds further complexity to an already complex system – and does not guarantee that the correct or popular decisions will be taken – argue Julia Segar, Anna Coleman and Kath Checkland.   ‘Keep Wythenshawe Special’ is a campaign led by clinicians from Wythenshawe Hospital. […]

Tagged With: devolution, DevoManc, health, Manchester, NHS, OnDevo, social care

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Welcome to citizenship?

Bridget Byrne By Bridget Byrne Filed Under: Ethnicity, Featured Posted: August 13, 2015

Drawing on research for her book Making Citizens, Bridget Byrne explores how citizenship ceremonies often hear claims that the UK is a welcoming place, in contrast to new citizens’ actual experiences. Citizenship ceremonies have been taking place in the UK for over a decade. They are very common – taking place, often weekly, in cities […]

Tagged With: citizenship, citizenship ceremonies, Cumbria, Manchester, migrants, multiculturalism, New Labour

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Under new management? Devolution and regional economies

By Karel Williams Filed Under: Devo, Featured Posted: July 17, 2015

The gap in economic performance between London and the regions is large and will not be closed by devolving limited powers to  city regions and Celtic nations that will adopt conventional economic policies, argues Professor Karel Williams.                                        “It is time for you to take control of your own affairs….we will hand power from the […]

Tagged With: Angel Salento, David Cameron, devolution, DevoManc, George Osborne, Italy, John Swinney, London, Manchester, North East England, Northern Powerhouse, Scotland, wales

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Devolution: it’s a constitutional issue

By Michael Moran Filed Under: Devo, Featured Posted: July 16, 2015

Government today is trying to create a ‘system’ of devolution from a legacy formed of a tacit constitution and Thatcherite centralism, explains Professor Michael Moran. Devolution – whether to the Celtic nations or within England – has many faces and raises many issues – of economy, identity and political strategy. But it is worth remembering […]

Tagged With: David Cameron, David Howell, devolution, DevoManc, First World War, George Osborne, Greater Manchester, Home Rule, Ireland, Jim Bulpitt, Karel Williams, Manchester, Margaret Thatcher, Sidney Low, the Conservative Party, the United Kingdom

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