Get Britain Working White Paper
The end of November saw the release of the Get Britain Working White Paper, the Government’s drive to reduce economic inactivity and increase the employment rate to over 80%. The budget announced investment of £240m to support the range of activity within the White Paper and some of the proposed activity will link across to
English Devolution White Paper
Released on 16th December 2024, just before the Christmas break, the English Devolution White Paper may set the framework for the delivery of economic development at a local level for the decade and possibly beyond. Whilst much of the White Paper covers, and in some cases clarifies, previous announcements in the Modern National Industrial Strategy
CEDOS
CEDOS Election Policy Prospectus CEDOS is delighted to publish our Election Policy Prospectus, highlighting the challenges and opportunities members have identified as facing economic development going into any forthcoming general election. We would like to express our huge thanks to all CEDOS members that contributed to the development of this paper at both our previous Policy Sessions,
Consultation on High Street Rental Auctions
DLUHC are undertaking consultation on High Street Rental Auctions (HSRA), a new measure within the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill that will empower local authorities to address long-term vacant shops on our high streets. Consultation closes on 23rd June. DLUHC are keen to hear from interested parties from across the public and private sectors, as well
Spring Budget Briefing
CEDOS Spring 2023 Budget Briefing Today was consistently billed as being a boring Budget and it certainly didn’t disappoint in that regard. Perhaps after an emergency budget, followed by an emergency statement in the space of two months, anything without the word ‘emergency’ attached to it was always going to be perceived as a little flat. That
The Chancellor’s Bloomberg Speech – 27th January 2023
The Chancellor's Speech on Prosperity and Growth Hot on the heels of Michael Gove’s keynote speech at the Convention of the North, the Chancellor delivered a speech at Bloomberg on 27th January on his vision for long term prosperity and growth across the UK. Clearly this speech has the potential to provide further hints at economic
Convention of the North – Clues for the future of Levelling Up
Convention of the North Yesterday was the annual Convention of the North, held in Manchester. The keynote speech for the event was delivered by Rt Hon Michael Gove, Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities. This speech was a potential insight into the future of the Levelling Up policy, of which only brief glimpses
Levelling Up Fund Round 2 – Successful Projects Announced
Levelling Up Funds Round 2 Announced After an autumn hiatus, the much waited for announcement of successful Levelling Up Fund Round 2 projects has been revealed. Most media coverage so far has focussed on the amount of Levelling Up investment being made in London and the South East. There was also a distinct shift away from
CEDOS January 2023 Newsletter
Message from the Chairman Dear All, Happy New Year, I hope that you enjoyed the Christmas break and that you made good use of the days when the sun shone. I enjoyed long walks at Sherwood Forest, Rutland Water, and in deep darkest rural Lincolnshire. I was struck by the number of cafes and bars which were
Autumn Statement Briefing
Thursday 17th November will probably be a watershed day for macro-economic policy in the UK, but really is only phase two of announcements that have already been made since the demise of Trussonomics, including increasing Corporation Tax (or rather reversing a pledged cut) changing a range of personal taxation rates and thresholds and reducing the