Welcome to the latest edition of Policy Innovate. Policy Innovate aims to gather and disseminate the work of the Local Policy Innovation Partnership (LPIP) programme and wider relevant research to provide evidence on building confidence, capacity, and capability in an effective service-driven approach to place-based policy-making and public service delivery. The LPIP Hub seeks to address … Continue reading “Policy Innovate – 4th December 2025”
Tag: Alice Pugh
Business Cases and Place-Based Funding
Alice Pugh discusses her recent report exploring how sub-national institutions apply the HM Treasury Green Book’s Better Business Case model when bidding for place-based economic development funding. Context and Methodology This report critically examines the application of the Better Business Case Green Book model by practitioners when seeking to secure past place-based economic development funding. … Continue reading “Business Cases and Place-Based Funding”
Business Cases for Environmental and Climate Change Projects
On 24 September, the Local Policy Innovation Partnership (LPIP) Hub and the Yorkshire Policy Innovation Partnership (YPIP) attended the Yorkshire and Humber Climate Change Commission Annual Convention to present on developing business cases for environmental and climate change projects. The presenters at the event included: Professor Andrew Brown – Discussed his experience of developing a … Continue reading “Business Cases for Environmental and Climate Change Projects”
Policy Innovate – 24 September 2025
Welcome to the latest edition of Policy Innovate. Policy Innovate aims to gather and disseminate the work of the Local Policy Innovation Partnership (LPIP) programme and wider relevant research to provide evidence on building confidence, capacity, and capability in an effective service-driven approach to place-based policy-making and public service delivery. The LPIP Hub seeks to address … Continue reading “Policy Innovate – 24 September 2025”
Policy Innovate – 25 June 2025
Welcome to the next edition of Policy Innovate. Policy Innovate aims to gather and disseminate the work of the Local Policy Innovation Partnership (LPIP) programme and wider relevant research to provide evidence on building confidence, capacity, and capability in an effective service-driven approach to place-based policy-making and public service delivery. The LPIP Hub seeks to address … Continue reading “Policy Innovate – 25 June 2025”
Policy Innovate – 30 April 2025
Welcome to the third edition of Policy Innovate. Policy Innovate aims to gather and disseminate the work of the Local Policy Innovation Partnership (LPIP) programme and wider relevant research to provide evidence on building confidence, capacity, and capability in an effective service-driven approach to place-based policy-making and public service delivery. The LPIP Hub seeks to address … Continue reading “Policy Innovate – 30 April 2025”
Bang for Our Buck
In this blog, Juliane Boys and Alice Pugh discuss new research examining the demand side effects created by local public services in the wider economies of the places they serve. This blog was first published on the CLES website on 24 February 2024. CLES are part of the Partnership Delivery Team for the Local Policy Innovation Partnership (LPIP) … Continue reading “Bang for Our Buck”
Policy Innovate – 5 March 2025
Welcome to the second edition of Policy Innovate. Policy Innovate aims to gather and disseminate the work of the Local Policy Innovation Partnership (LPIP) programme and wider relevant research to provide evidence on building confidence, capacity, and capability in an effective service-driven approach to place-based policy-making and public service delivery. The LPIP Hub seeks to address … Continue reading “Policy Innovate – 5 March 2025”
Churn and Short-Termism of Local Economic Development Policy
Alice Pugh discusses the impact that short-term policy and overly complex government structures have on local economic development in the UK, and how devolution has somewhat shielded the devolved nations from this situation. Policy churn and short-termism are endemic within the UK policy context – policy agendas, funding streams and institutions are continuously recycled in … Continue reading “Churn and Short-Termism of Local Economic Development Policy”
Policy Innovate – 11 December 2024
Welcome to the first edition of Policy Innovate. Policy Innovate aims to gather and disseminate the work of the Local Policy Innovation Partnership (LPIP) programme and wider relevant research to provide evidence on building confidence, capacity, and capability in an effective service-driven approach to place-based policy-making and public service delivery. The LPIP Hub seeks to … Continue reading “Policy Innovate – 11 December 2024”