Organised by the Northern Powerhouse Partner Cognitive Publishing, EvoNorth is an immersive series of lively and engaging Q&As, roundtable discussions, workshops and exhibitions, with plenty of calls to action.
In Gateshead and Sunderland, CLES is now undertaking scope research and initial interviews to explore the potential for Local Wealth Building, with a specific focus on key strategic priorities of reducing low pay and developing the SME sector.
This year’s conference theme was Connecting People and Place, focused on supporting a new vision to build vibrant and sustainable local communities, connecting people to place and sharing innovative thinking from all levels, including community leaders, practitioners and local enterprises.
CLES has been working with Manchester City Council since 2008 to analyse its annual procurement spend and to improve its procurement process so that it addresses local need and brings greater benefits to Manchester’s residents and businesses. CLES has analysed this procurement spend to establish where this money has gone and to understand its impact on the Manchester economy and residents.
Hosted by Lord Kerslake, with presentations from the respected former planning minister Rt Hon Nick Raynsford and Dr Hugh Ellis, Chief Executive of the TCPA, the Review set out a series of recommendations and detailed proposals for the future of the planning system in England. Its principal recommendation to develop a new legal duty to deliver sustainable development in England has the potential to make planning more people focused and places more socially and environmentally resilient.
USP is an accessible, open-access tool which allows people to view the social and economic profile of their town and compare this with other towns in Scotland. Data is included for all towns in the country with a population of above 1,000; 479 in total.
The meeting was in Venice and included senior representatives from EU member state health ministries. It aimed to provide guidance for the continued work on the economic and social impact of health systems in the WHO Regional Office for Europe and strengthen the evidence of the impact of health systems and their relationship with improving equity and sustainability within national and local development policies.
Hosted by Professor Dame Nancy Rothwell, the Vice Chancellor of the University of Manchester, the event brought together public and private sector anchor institutions from the across the city to explore the potential for future collaboration.
Ireland and the EU have entered into a period of uncertainty due to Brexit, the weakness of established political parties, the threats to democratic institutions and the rule of law, and the backlash against migration, amongst other issues. In Ireland, the rise of social inequalities, the housing crisis, the need for healthcare reform, as well as the future relationship with the UK are among the most critical policy challenges.
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Victoria said:
“The budget that saved the High Street?
Doesn’t feel like it. Today Chancellor Phillip Hammond announced a plethora of new spending on the back of improving growth reports from the OBR. Amongst them was a promise to reduce the business rates bills of many small businesses that populate our high streets by one third. This will be music to the ears of many occupiers of British High Street stores.
CLES have a long history of work in Northern Ireland, and Frances joined Dr Peter Kenway from the New Policy Institute, Derek Mc Callan from NILGA and Paul O’Brien from APSE on the closing panel to reflect on the day, present CLES’ work on local wealth building and debate the role of local government in NI as a key economic agent.
