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Spending Review 2020: Whitehall Knows Best?
Heseltine Institute Research Associate Tom Arnold reflects on the Spending Review and its implications for the government's 'levelling up' agenda.
Posted on: 26 November 2020
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What England’s first city-regional Land Commission means for Liverpool
In this blog, Matt Thompson, a Leverhulme research fellow at the Heseltine Institute and member of Liverpool City Region's Land Commission, places the work of the recently convened commission in historical context and outlines its remit and role.
Posted on: 3 November 2020
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Engaging closely (from afar) with policymakers during the pandemic
Heseltine Institute Research Associate, Andrew McClelland, reflects upon his experience since March 2020 coordinating and editing the COVID-19 Policy Briefs series and offers some insights into the potential for transformative change emerging from the crisis.
Posted on: 13 October 2020
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A perspective of Households into Work, in light of the COVID-19 pandemic
In this blog paper, Heseltine Institute Industrial Strategy Fellow, Belinda Tyrrell, considers the impact the COVID-19 pandemic may have on residents of deprived communities.
Posted on: 20 May 2020
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Why we need more support for social entrepreneurs and activists to bring about a better future
In this blog, Heseltine Institute fellow, Mark Swift, argues for the growing importance of social entrepreneurship and identifies concrete steps to support activism at a local level.
Posted on: 27 September 2019
![Exploring heritage diplomacy in an uncertain world. As the UK contemplates its post Brexit future, can heritage be used to be build bridges to the world?](/media/livacuk/publicpolicyamppractice/hero-image/randomadditionalimages/blog-heritage-diplomacy.jpg)
Exploring heritage diplomacy in an uncertain world. As the UK contemplates its post Brexit future, can heritage be used to be build bridges to the world?
Heseltine Institute Research Associate, Andrew McClelland, draws upon recent experiences at two international fora in the UK and China, which speak in different ways to the uses of heritage within contemporary diplomatic affairs in an era of shifting geopolitical power.
Posted on: 27 September 2019
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Why Milton Friedman got it wrong on Planning
Heseltine Institute Visiting Fellow Ian Wray discusses his latest book, 'No Little Plans: How Government Built America's Wealth and Infrastructure'.
Posted on: 17 May 2019
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Could a Leccybus Cure Liverpool's Middle Aged Spread?
A few days ago an architect friend floated some imaginative ideas for Liverpool city centre. Bring back the One O' Clock Gun, which as late as the 1960s was used by people to set their watches (originally it synchronised ships’ chronometers). The gun could be a nice Pier Head tourist attraction. Get the through traffic out of Rodney Street, the finest Georgian street in the North of England, and widen the pavements. And build a monorail on the line of the old Liverpool overhead railway, connecting up the waterfront. If Chester Zoo can afford a monorail, why not the city centre?
Posted on: 11 May 2018
![Why Liverpool City Region Should Look Both Ways](/media/livacuk/publicpolicyamppractice/hero-image/randomadditionalimages/blog-both-ways.jpg)
Why Liverpool City Region Should Look Both Ways
Alan Chape and Ian Wray are both Heseltine Institute Visiting Fellows. Ian Wray is also Visiting Professor in Geography and Planning. Alan Chape was formerly Assistant Chief Executive, Liverpool City Council, and Ian Wray, Chief Planner, Northwest Development Agency.
Posted on: 16 March 2018
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![Spending Review 2020: Whitehall Knows Best?](/media/livacuk/publicpolicyamppractice/carl-raw-4Q5hUeWONPs-unsplash.jpg)
Spending Review 2020: Whitehall Knows Best?
Heseltine Institute Research Associate Tom Arnold reflects on the Spending Review and its implications for the government's 'levelling up' agenda.
Posted on: 26 November 2020