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The Great North looks to unlock generational investment with strength in numbers

Matthew Davis 4 Jun 2026

Reflections from the Great North Investment Summit in Leeds this May.

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Building community from the roots

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Kristina Stipetic 14 May 2026

The case for councils to implement a Right to Grow initiative

Dialogue Debrief: The next decade for inclusive growth delivery

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Catherine Riachi 7 May 2026

Our recent Dialogue reflected on inclusive growth delivery and lessons for the next decade

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Regional devolution can help rebuild trust in government through growth

Ben Lucas 1 May 2026

Devolution offers a chance to restore people’s faith in government, Ben Lucas reflects for the MJ.

Evaluation article

Evaluation isn't boring - it has a PR problem

Erica Fletcher 28 Apr 2026

How places can turn evaluation from a box-ticking exercise into a tool for lasting power

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Place-based vulnerability to cost of living pressure

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Kristina Stipetic 14 Apr 2026

Where we are and where we’re headed

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Delivering the Right Kind of Growth, Fairly Shared

Joe Gaynor 7 Apr 2026

Reflections on growth from the Bennett School of Public Policy Annual Conference.

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NEET Rates and The Case for Place-Based Preventative Action

Erica Fletcher 23 Mar 2026

Erica Fletcher explores the case for place-based prevention to address NEET rates.

Community partnership as the engine of local growth

Rosie Fogden 16 Mar 2026

Rosie Fogden shares reflections on community participation from our event in Barking and Dagenham.

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The complex intersection of child poverty and intimate partner violence

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Kristina Stipetic 13 Mar 2026

Kristina Stipetic explores the link between violence against women and girls and child poverty.

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Local Community Partnerships Programme: Unlocking potential across communities in the North East

Rachel Armstrong 9 Mar 2026

Partners from the North East share their top tips for driving community-led investment

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Give mayors the power to get young people into work

Ben Lucas 6 Mar 2026

Ben Lucas says devolution of youth unemployment services is key to economic growth.

Dialogue Debriefs: Cost of Living and Child Poverty

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Catherine Riachi 6 Mar 2026

This Dialogue explored new data on English regions' vulnerability to cost of living pressures.

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