Tracy Harrison: Building back through more and better homes in the North29 May 2020DevoConnectWe’ve all spent more time at home lately. Most of us will have been relieved to have somewhere safe and…
How can we make great places?25 Oct 2018Rachael MaskellAs Chief Executive of a housing association, I frequently ask myself how my organisation contributes to creating great places for…
Tim Bowles: my first year as West of England Mayor8 May 2018Andrew CarterAs the first West of England Mayor, I’m here to look at the big picture and those longer-term things that…
Can devolution drive a low carbon future?1 May 2018Alex GanotisVision10, a cross-party initiative to create a long term low carbon strategy for the UK, held an evidence session in…
Time for Metro Mayors to set up a multi-authority housing company?3 Nov 2017DevoConnectOver the past couple of years England has experienced a quiet revolution in council home building with the establishment of…
Halfway house: the opportunities and limits of devo-housing in England20 Apr 2017Paul NowakPaul Hunter is the Head of Research at The Smith Institute and is the author of the report Available in:…
IPPR North calls for radical metro-mayor housing powers4 Nov 2016Gill MorrisThe think tank IPPR North has launched a report, Closer to Home, that suggests metro-mayors and local authorities should be…
Devo-housing report finds “clear desire” for greater consistency29 Jul 2016Emily CarterThe Smith Institute has published Devo-housing, a report analysing housing, planning and regeneration in the 11 current devolution deals. It…