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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21st May |
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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
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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 |
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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 |
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4th June
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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
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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
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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
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