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Arlen Pettitt

What did the King’s Speech mean for the North East?

If there’s one thing we do exceptionally well, it’s political pageantry. Yesterday (July 17) was the State Opening of Parliament, and the King’s Speech, setting out the government’s legislative agenda. In the morning, the Yeoman of the Guard conducted a ceremonial search for explosives in the cellar, thanks to the Gunpowder Plot. The Imperial State …

The Conversation

Building blocks to supercharge sustainable housebuilding

Levelling Up is dead. Long Live growth through devolution

Henri Murison

The new Government is very much at work. The King’s Speech this week mentioned many new bills that will be introduced, including one on English Devolution, referred to widely as the ‘Take back control’ bill, and a formal commitment to the new Council of Regions and Nations. The approach of mission-led government, including the idea …

DR MATT SUTHERLAND

Knowledge exchange can drive growth

You don’t have to look far to find calls for better collaboration between universities and business. The Tory Government’s 2017 Industrial Strategy placed university and business collaboration at the core of its agenda, acknowledging that businesses could access new knowledge from universities that would directly boost business performance. This culture is prevalent in STEM (science, …

The grown-ups are back in charge

It remains to be seen whether Labour’s landslide victory in the General Election will herald a period of radical political change in the UK, or whether it will simply usher in a spell of boring, competent, predictable government — the political equivalent, if you like, of Gareth Southgate’s England teams. But however things turn out …

PAUL LINFORD

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Brexit has never been less popular — so why the silence?

Jane Robinson and Henry Kippin

Devolution, universities and place — the JFK moment?

Simone Abram

Battle on the homes front

Research from the Community Foundation shows that the region’s charitable sector employs 37,300 people

Arlen Pettitt

Collaboration is the only way forward

There are lots of different ways to talk about what’s possible in policymaking. Perhaps the policy agenda is a container ship which takes years to turn. Or your preferred policy is a raft sat on the water’s edge. You’ve done the work gathering all the pieces and lashing them together, and now you’re just waiting …

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