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Budget 2017: Productivity is not enough, inclusive growth is the key

By John Wrathmell Filed Under: All posts, British Politics, Growth and Inclusion Posted: March 8, 2017

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 […]

Divas, Devolution and Dialogue

By Dr Joanne Tippett Filed Under: All posts, Devo, Urban Posted: March 7, 2017

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 […]

Why Everyday Austerity is Gendered

By Sarah Marie Hall Filed Under: All posts, British Politics, Growth and Inclusion Posted: March 7, 2017

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 […]

Disruptive Thinking for Disruptive Times

By Vikas Shah Filed Under: All posts Posted: March 6, 2017

‘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 […]

What can devo do for women?

By Francesca Gains Filed Under: All posts, British Politics, Urban Posted: March 6, 2017

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 […]

Short-termism and the future of Britain’s cities

By Mike Emmerich Filed Under: All posts, British Politics, Devo, Urban Posted: February 28, 2017

Ahead of the release of his book, Britain’s Cities, Britain’s Future, Mike Emmerich looks at the issue of short-termism in policy making and sets out some ways forwards for addressing the geographic imbalance of economic growth and productivity in the UK’s cities. Encouraging long-term thinking in policy making has long been a challenge, both with […]

Crunch Time – Industrial Strategy and our economic future

By Diane Coyle Filed Under: British Politics Posted: February 6, 2017

The Government’s Industrial Strategy will be the flagship domestic reform programme of Theresa May’s administration. As Brexit realities begin to bite, it could also make the difference between success and failure across entire sectors of the UK economy. On the launch day of our joint independent Industrial Strategy Commission with the University of Sheffield, Policy@Manchester […]

Austerity and the mere problem of causality

By Paul Middleditch Filed Under: All posts Posted: January 21, 2017

Guest edited by Ben Pringle, former chair of Post Crash Economics The scene that will greet business leaders and politicians at Davos this week is one of continuing government austerity across much of Europe and other parts of the world. Professor Paul Middleditch explains how the austerity agenda moved from the pages of economic theory […]

Economics is not enough

By Andy Ross Filed Under: All posts Posted: January 21, 2017

Guest edited by Ben Pringle, former chair of Post Crash Economics Andy Ross is someone who I admire due to, not only his work within the Government Economic Service & the HM Treasury, but also because of the economic insight he provides. His blog here is extremely important, focusing on simply economics and ignoring other factors […]

Tackling the global risks of inequality: the evidence case for higher public investment

By Özlem Onaran Filed Under: All posts Posted: January 18, 2017

Guest edited by Ben Pringle, former chair of Post Crash Economics The Davos Blog-Takeover continues with this piece from Professor Ozlem Onaran, Director of the Greenwich Political Economy Research Centre. I wanted to publish a blog from Özlem as her work into inequality and globalisation is becoming more and more relevant in the current economic […]