"Growth in our economic capacity can come from... increased participation in the workforce, or higher skill levels (eg better workforce health or investments in training or education); more investment in physical or intangible capital (infrastructure, equipment and ideas); or greater efficiency" -->
As they are currently designed, the Government’s new housing targets miss the opportunity to boost growth in England’s biggest cities outside of London. Read more about how housebuilding can help to boost growth:
This report evaluates the UK government's growth agenda, focusing on policies in infrastructure, housing, and trade. It highlights potential productivity gains and suggests broader reforms to meet…
NEW BLOGPOST: "Housing minister says the ‘Cambridge model might serve as a template for establishing other place-specific delivery bodies’" cambridgetownowl.com/2024/09/30/h...#localgov proceedings like I own the place! 🙃
In a letter to the Chairman of Homes England, the Minister for Housing and Planning, Matthew Pennycook MP name-checked the city as being an example of how other parts of England might ‘delive…
Simon Case announces his departure - all you need to know about appointing the next cabinet secretary with @instituteforgov.bsky.socialwww.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/simo...
Keir Starmer must make sure he doesn't make a rushed mistake in his search for Simon Case's successor.
Also in NEW BLOGPOST land, Cambridge has a new indoor skatepark! I went along earlier for their opening day. cambridgetownowl.com/2024/09/29/c... I expect more than a few people will be crossing district/county boundaries to get to this.
Cambridge’s first indoor skate park opened earlier today – I went along to have a look Cambridge hasn’t had anything like this – not in my time anyway. It’s also been …
NEW BLOGPOST: Greater Cambridge Partnership declined my public question about a rail alternative to their project which is a road with signs next to it that say 'buses only'. cambridgetownowl.com/2024/09/29/g...
My question on what assessment the GCP had made of Rail Future’s consultant’s report on Rail Haverhill was declined by the Board. I tabled the PQ following a depressing GCP Assembly mee…
"...journalists are people who write for a living. Twitter is and was a place where thoughts are expressed in writing." Ditto, pretty much, for legal Twitter. And that moment has similarly come and gone.
I wrote about this a few months ago! it's very weird to feel the internet slipping away from your fingers, and realise in the process just how good you had it: youngvulgarian.substack.com/publish/post...
Amid the (mostly) trivia freebiegate stories, the real story of Labour conference was largely missed. The clearest signs yet the govt is going to shift fiscal and political approach and start talking about borrowing to invest. My piece for NS. www.newstatesman.com/comment/2024...
The Chancellor’s shift in position is Labour’s best hope of avoiding political and economic decline.
NEW BLOGPOST: "Adult education and the national curriculum review" cambridgetownowl.com/2024/09/26/a... - the review aims to find out the knowledge base and skills that school leavers need to thrive as citizens, at work, and throughout life. How will that compare with what us adults have?
The results of the review have potentially huge implications for the provision of lifelong learning services in England (it’s a devolved matter remember) – but only if ministers are pre…