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@gilesyb.bsky.socialReposted by @andrewcities.bsky.socialchaitanyakumark.substack.com/p/what-are-t...
Great piece
Andrew Carter
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@richardaljones.bsky.socialReposted by @andrewcities.bsky.socialAnother confident statement from a metropolitan commentator that Andy Burnham doesn't have a "theory of growth". I think this says more about the insularity and lack of curiosity of the author than about AB
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@centreforcities.bsky.socialReposted by @andrewcities.bsky.socialšļøCity Talks with Laura Shoaf CBE
@andrewcities.bsky.social sat down with Laura to discuss her career at West Midlands Combined Authority and Transport for West Midlands, the trajectory of devolution and what still needs to be done š
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@upjohninstitute.bsky.socialReposted by @andrewcities.bsky.socialMany places are turning to Promise programs to boost college-going, but how can they design tuition-free college programs that work? The Columbus Promise offers an example of how to expand college access without breaking the bank, as Bridget Timmeney and @mmilleradams.bsky.social explain:
@davehillonlondon.bsky.socialReposted by @andrewcities.bsky.socialThe City of London is a prime site for struggles between high rise new development and heritage protection. The "pro-growth" side has just had a big win, but the battles will continue, as @charleswright57.bsky.social reports: www.onlondon.co.uk/charles-wrig.... #london #planning
@andrewcities.bsky.socialThis was excellent. Laura is both a super knowledgeable professional and a lovely person. A great combination.
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@flipchartrick.bsky.socialReposted by @andrewcities.bsky.socialSmall business isnāt all itās cracked up to be. Big companies are the engines of economic growth. The more an economy is dominated by small businesses, the more likely it is to be a weak one.
@jburnmurdoch.ft.comReposted by @andrewcities.bsky.socialWhatās the evidence on rent control? I charted the findings from 112 studies: Great for rent-controlled tenants ā But: Pushes up rents for other people ā Pushes down new housing construction ā Pushes down building quality ā
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@samfr.bsky.socialReposted by @andrewcities.bsky.socialNew post:
Burnham has shown this week that he is doing the job of PM in a way Starmer could not.
But a sense of purpose only goes so far. What does the radical rhetoric really mean? What are the next steps?
(Ā£/free trial)
@manchestermill.bsky.socialReposted by @andrewcities.bsky.socialIs āLiverpoolismā what we have been actually talking about all along?
Forget Manchester, Liverpool runs the Labour Party now
@acjsissons.bsky.socialReposted by @andrewcities.bsky.socialNew blog from me: devolving the Warm Homes Plan is good, but not the Boiler Upgrade Scheme!
Energy Sec Miatta Fahnbulleh has announced that the Ā£15bn Warm Homes Plan will be devolved. We think this is good - mayors are well placed to upgrade homes.
BUT!
@gilesyb.bsky.socialReposted by @andrewcities.bsky.socialNice substack from @jackworlidge.bsky.social on why officials should go to Conference. At the least, it may enhance their understanding of what has gone wrong int he world ...
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@julesbirch.bsky.socialReposted by @andrewcities.bsky.socialStill not sure what this means. Good to force housing associations to step up on housing homeless people but taking āpublic controlā too far runs the risk of their debt being reclassified as public under current rules
@markobroin.bsky.socialReposted by @andrewcities.bsky.socialBusy morning at #LPC with @andrewcities.bsky.social in the Chair. Loads still to come today and tomorrow š¹
@oldtrotter.bsky.socialReposted by @andrewcities.bsky.socialIf you want to hear Mike Emmerich talking both about his forthcoming book on Howard Bernstein and on the need to (re) build capacity in local government then thereās an excellent interview by @andrewcities.bsky.social here youtu.be/rP3DT04mlmk?...
@mauricelange.bsky.socialReposted by @andrewcities.bsky.socialFor those that missed it yesterday, we've got a new report out on Council Housebuilding and how to get more of it
25 pages too much? Here's 600 words instead: www.centreforcities.org/blog/how-to-...