Dr Amy Burnett (LPIP Place Fellow), Dr Jason Leman (Citizen Network) and Dr Daniel Ozarow (Middlesex University) examine how town and parish councils could play a central role in making devolution work for communities. This discussion paper was developed following the National Association of Local Councils’ Power Shift Conference and responds to the English Devolution … Continue reading “Town and Parish Councils and Devolution: Small Scale, Big Potential”
Category: Place Fellow
Culture at the Crux of Place-Based Thinking: Positioning Locally Driven Cultural Development Within a New National Policy Framework
Val Birchall reflects on becoming a LPIP Fellow and the work she has planned for her fellowship. About Me As a Place Fellow at the LPIP, I am excited to be joining a team of practitioners at the intersection of policy and place. I bring over two decades of experience shaping and delivering local cultural … Continue reading “Culture at the Crux of Place-Based Thinking: Positioning Locally Driven Cultural Development Within a New National Policy Framework”
Collaborative Innovation in Employment Policy: A Liverpool City Region Case Study
This blog summarises a new LPIP Hub policy briefing authored by Susan Jarvis, which explores how Liverpool City Region demonstrates the power of place-based relationships in sustaining innovation and collaboration in employment support policy. Read the full Policy Briefing. Persistent challenges and local resilience Persistent worklessness and labour market disparities remain long-standing challenges in disadvantaged … Continue reading “Collaborative Innovation in Employment Policy: A Liverpool City Region Case Study”
Meet Kevin Fenning – Director, Evidence First, and LPIP Hub Fellow
About Me I am an economic and policy consultant who has spent the past 20 years working with local and national government, universities, colleges, and major private sector investment and infrastructure firms across the country. An economist by training, my work applies economic thinking to a wide range of public policy issues that affect places … Continue reading “Meet Kevin Fenning – Director, Evidence First, and LPIP Hub Fellow”
Lessons for a Place-Based Green Industrial Policy in the UK
Ed Atkins makes the case for new climate policies that boost local and regional economies. Ed is a Place Fellow at the Local Policy Innovation Partnership (LPIP) Hub. This blog introduces the work he will be undertaking for the LPIP Hub. The UK government’s legal obligation to reach net zero by 2050 necessitates wholesale action. … Continue reading “Lessons for a Place-Based Green Industrial Policy in the UK”
Neighbouring Data: Three Reports on the Data Observatory
And Towns Research Fellow, Joseph Owen, outlines the work from the Neighbouring Data research project. This blog was first published on the And Towns website. Across three reports, Neighbouring Data has drawn together, animated, and analysed place-based data on pride, culture, heritage, health, and wellbeing. By analysing different types of quantitative, qualitative and creative data collected from … Continue reading “Neighbouring Data: Three Reports on the Data Observatory”
Bridging Research and Real-World Impact: My Fellowship with LPIP Hub
Earlier this year, the LPIP Hub celebrated the appointment of its Place Fellows. In a series of blogs, the Place Fellows will introduce themselves and the work they have planned for the LPIP Hub. First up, Sophie Cloutterbuck, Director of London Engagement and the London Met Lab at London Metropolitan University. I’m excited to introduce … Continue reading “Bridging Research and Real-World Impact: My Fellowship with LPIP Hub”