Category: Devolution

Blog: Prosperity and the productivity puzzle

by Charlotte Alldritt

The pursuit of inclusive growth is a challenge facing national government leaders across the world. From South Africa, Brazil and India, to the Congo, Egypt and Barbados, countries are developing strategies to ensure as many people as possible can contribute to and benefit from economic [...]

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Blog: What we’re reading: Tuesday 20th February

by Liam Byrne MP, Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Inclusive Growth

How to create good work and inclusive growth in a 21st century economy David Burch, Policy & Research at the Centre for Local Economic Strategies (CLES) According to official government statistics, 2017 saw the British economy witness its highest period of employment since records began, [...]

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Blog: A country that works for everyone? Only with inclusive growth

by Stephanie Flanders, Chair of the RSA Inclusive Growth Commission

Britain’s vote to leave the EU has forced into the open a fundamental and increasingly urgent debate about the country’s future. Should we pursue a more Singaporean model of economic growth, with low taxes and tariffs to attract investment and trade? Or should we seek to ‘regain control’ of our [...]

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Blog: Skilling up the regions: Unlocking the UK’s productivity potential

by Michael Kane, Senior Director at PwC

The current skills system is not delivering the skills that UK businesses or the economy needs. Skills shortages consistently top the list of concerns of business leaders in our annual Global CEO survey, while the lack of powers over skills is a concern for local leaders. This means a new model [...]

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Blog: We need to rethink economic policy to bring prosperity to the whole country

by Michael Jacobs, Director of the IPPR Commission on Economic Justice

In the US, real median household income is barely higher now than it was in 1990 – despite growth of around 80 per cent in GDP in the same period. In the UK, half of all households have seen no meaningful increase in their incomes since 2005. Before taxes and benefits, only 10 per cent […]

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Blog: Inclusive growth at city-region level: a perspective from Greater Manchester

by Ruth Lupton, Professor of Education at the University of Manchester

Over the last year, The Inclusive Growth Analysis Unit (IGAU)  have set out both to advocate for inclusive growth and to provide a research resource to help city leaders and other stakeholders know what to do and to understand the effects of different approaches. Guided by a multi-stakeholder [...]

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