Turning broad policy into meaningful change
These core aims include:
Given the number of priorities and available interventions, how can agreement be reached on what matters where and how we focus our activity to deliver meaningful change?
Eight months on from the release of the much-anticipated White Paper we set out to find the answer.
Building on our work with stakeholders at all levels of the process, from town centres to Whitehall, we explored whether there is broad agreement on priorities, how that may impact interventions and the lessons learned so far.
As the White Paper states, levelling up “is a programme of change that requires a fundamental shift in how central and local government, the private sector and civil society operate”. However, if this is to happen and be effective in stimulating and delivering change, then it must be a shared priority.
There has to be agreement between government and the businesses and communities they serve on what to invest time and money into.
To support that process, we looked at how the views of these stakeholders (businesses, communities and government) align, or not, across the country.
This analysis provides layered views, offering insight to policy makers and politicians at both a national and a local level.
"No matter the political direction, addressing regional inequality and delivering growth remain national priorities. Progress has already been made and it is clear that stakeholders at all levels are ready for more"
Phillip Wooley, Partner, Public Sector Consulting
In rural Norfolk, connectivity is key for levelling up. Priorities include roads, public transport and broadband.
Stoke-on-Trent has clearly defined priorities for levelling up, including development, transport, and infrastructure.
Building a business case for retrofitting 8000 homes in the Glasgow City Region.
The Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill sets out the legal framework to support the government’s levelling-up agenda, which is looking to reduce economic, social, and environmental disparities between and within different parts of the UK.
In partnership with the Institute for Government we ran events at the Labour and Conservative party conferences, to understand each party’s vision for levelling up.
Labour and Conservative party conference - Shaping policies ahead of the upcoming general election.
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