Policy News – June 2024

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This blog summarises the latest policy news that is important to place, including reports, inquiries, consultations, government research and events.

 

Reports from Academics and Think Tanks

 

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Details

Published

Build to Rent: Patterns in growth and geography

21st May

New towns for England – Where should they be and how can they be funded and delivered?

A new report for the New Towns Taskforce, ‘New Towns for England: Where should they be and how can they be funded and delivered?’, published by WPI Strategy, identifies 12 ‘trailblazer’ locations for the Government’s proposed new towns.

20th May

Mind the capital gap: British citizens are poorer because UK workers are denied capital Striking new analysis by Tera Allas and Dimitri Zenghelis shows that British workers are operating with a third less capital per hour worked than their counterparts abroad.

1st June

Lessons in local growth This report from UK think tank Power to Change examines how strategic authorities can achieve inclusive growth in England’s regions with the social economy.

5th June

A Nation of Innovators This report from UK think tank Civitas examines how the Industrial Strategy can kick-start growth in advanced manufacturing.

29th May

Report by Anthony Breach for Centre for Cities critiques five regulatory measures for limiting urban housing supply, affordability, and quality, and proposes reforms to be considered in national and London planning policies.

21st May

Transport for City Regions funding allocations

The Spending Review 2025 confirmed £15.6 billion in additional funding for Transport for City Regions (TCR) settlements, supporting integrated, sustainable transport infrastructure in nine major English city regions to boost growth, housing, access, and decarbonisation.

4th June

Leave to achieve

This report from the UK think tank the Social Market Foundation examines how universities can contribute to social mobility in their respective regions.

9th June
Are we too harsh on enterprise zones?

The updated rapid evidence review finds that while roughly half of enterprise zone studies show positive effects on business numbers, benefits for employment, wages, and local residents are weaker, with displacement and leakage remaining persistent concerns, underscoring the need for careful policy design and rigorous evaluations.

27th May
A more collaborative way of governing? Why the UK’s Council of the Nations and Regions matters

The Council of the Nations and Regions represents an opportunity to foster better relations between the key players in the UK’s territorial government – the UK’s central government, its devolved governments, and the English regional mayors.

13th May

Disclaimer:
The views expressed in this analysis post are those of the author and not necessarily those of City-REDI or the University of Birmingham.

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