Tim Bowles: my first year as West of England Mayor
by Tim Bowles on May 8, 2018
As the first West of England Mayor, I’m here to look at the big picture and those longer-term things that …
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Housing
Can devolution drive a low carbon future?
by Lily Sheehan on May 1, 2018
Vision10, a cross-party initiative to create a long term low carbon strategy for the UK, held an evidence session in …
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Time for Metro Mayors to set up a multi-authority housing company?
by Paul Hackett on November 3, 2017
Over the past couple of years England has experienced a quiet revolution in council home building with the establishment of …
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Halfway house: the opportunities and limits of devo-housing in England
by Paul Hunter on April 20, 2017
Paul Hunter is the Head of Research at The Smith Institute and is the author of the report Available in: …
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IPPR North calls for radical metro-mayor housing powers
by Sam Popper on November 4, 2016
The think tank IPPR North has launched a report, Closer to Home, that suggests metro-mayors and local authorities should be …
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Devo-housing report finds “clear desire” for greater consistency
on July 29, 2016
The Smith Institute has published Devo-housing, a report analysing housing, planning and regeneration in the 11 current devolution deals. It …
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