Director of Place and Practice @CentreProPolicy/@IGN_tweets and a few other things. Working with places across UK for a more inclusive economy. Views mine.
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Annabel Smith retweeted
📢 INE is thrilled to announce that @annabel___smith, Director of the Centre for Progressive Policy, will be joining our annual conference on 26th June.
➡️ View the full programme and register today: insightsnortheast.co.uk/even…
In a context where borrowing costs continue to rise and fiscal rules are tight, drawing creatively on the full suite of policy and reform tools to support growth will gain even greater urgency without the option to raise spending.
This means working creatively with place 👇
Annabel Smith @CentreProPolicy reflects on the creativity and collaboration that will be required to make headway on the Government’s missions in 2025.
themj.co.uk/2025-rush-delive… via @themjcouk
Annabel Smith retweeted
It’s great to see @CentreforCities highlighting the importance of a place-based approach to Local Growth plans.
This is something that IGN members from around the UK have long understood as a key to driving inclusive growth everywhere. (1/3)
📢#CitiesOutlook2025, our annual health check of UK cities economic performance, is out now.
🏙️🔎2025 needs to be a year of growth delivery by the Government. What must policy do to boost wages across the country?
Read the report 👇
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Annabel Smith retweeted
Today saw the release of the long-awaited English Devolution White Paper.
An important debate now follows on how we push power from Whitehall and how we promote coherence and collaboration across all tiers of government.
Read on for our key takeaways 🧵
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There is much to celebrate in the English Devolution White Paper, but we need to be realistic about what it is - a first step towards embedding more meaningful power for places.
More from me below.
📢NEW CPP blog: Director of Place and Practice, @annabel___smith sets out CPP's response to the Devolution White Paper as a pragmatic first step in ending centralisation by default 👇
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Interesting new research from @LabourTogether on people's experiences of devolution in their area.
Still so much work to do to make devolution more meaningful in people's lives if it's true potential is to be harnessed.
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As the government sets out its plan for change tomorrow, it was great to record an episode of The Power Test live at our #IGConf24, on how Labour can bring about the tangible improvements in living standards people are crying out for.
Listen below.
Recorded LIVE at @CentreProPolicy's Inclusive Growth Conference, our latest special episode sees @Samfr @ayeshahazarika, @annabel___smith, @ppi's @claire_ainsley, @NEF's @dhnnjyn look at where we are now and what the government needs to do to deliver. thepowertest.substack.com/p/…
I spoke to the potential to be harnessed through working in genuine partnership with mayors and local leaders, and creating policy closer to communities.
With @ayeshahazarika @Samfr @claire_ainsley @dhnnjyn
Annabel Smith retweeted
Some thoughts from me on the new Get Britain Working White Paper @ConversationUK @mmu_decentwork @mcrmetropolis @mcrmetribl 👇
A cautious welcome to:
✅Focus on good work
✅More employer engagement
✅User involvement in shaping reform
theconversation.com/three-wa…
Annabel Smith retweeted
Very much enjoyed hosting the Inclusive Growth conference for @CentreProPolicy. Lots of smart discussion about what growth should look & feel like for people & the need for more local decision making & devolution. Great to interview local govt minister @JimfromOldham. #IGConf24
Annabel Smith retweeted
LGG’s @Dan4Barnet spoke to @CentreProPolicy’s Inclusive Growth conference this morning. Putting the case for how our Labour Government is delivering the foundations for growth
Thanks to all speakers, attendees, those who tuned in online to our #IGConf24, and to our brilliant host @ayeshahazarika!
The day set out a clear case for cross-tier collaboration to embed inclusive growth and progress the government's missions.
Watch out for more from @CentreProPolicy @metrodynamics and @FutureGovForum on this in the coming months✨
Great to have @JimfromOldham's keynote at our #IGConf24 speaking to government's commitment to resetting the partnership of power between the centre + our local areas.
Setting the scene for our emerging work with @FutureGovForum + @metrodynamics to evolve on our @IGN_tweets
Annabel Smith retweeted
Really looking forward to chairing what will be an excellent & timely conference for @CentreProPolicy examining one of the issues of our time - growth! How do we get it? How do we make it inclusive? What role do the nations & regions play?
Tune in live on our YouTube channel at 10:30 am, when our host @ayeshahazarika will be kicking things off: youtube.com/live/_8Gd-qnhGi0…
"Cities are not mirror images of national governments; they are networks of institutions capable of moving horizontally to deliver collective responses to difficult challenges.
Great as ever from @bruce_katz situating UK devolution globally.
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Annabel Smith retweeted
We're delighted to have funded @IGN_tweets for the last 4 years.
🔎They have just launched a report looking at the broad impact their work has had on their 14 member organisations.
Now, they're looking to scale up their interventions to a national scale!
Find out more 🔽
In 2020 we launched the Inclusive Growth Network, with four years of grant funding from @jrf_uk.
Read our Impact Report, which sets out how the IGN has become a thriving, successful network, with real-world impact👇
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inclusivegrowthnetwork.org/a…
Very proud of what team @IGN_tweets @CentreProPolicy has achieved over the past four years in supporting places to advance what inclusive growth means for the UK, grounded in real world practice.
But this is just the beginning.
In 2020 we launched the Inclusive Growth Network, with four years of grant funding from @jrf_uk.
Read our Impact Report, which sets out how the IGN has become a thriving, successful network, with real-world impact👇
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inclusivegrowthnetwork.org/a…
The progressive change needed can't be delivered by central gov alone. It requires a partnership between central, regional and local gov, business and trade unions, both to develop the new ideas and policies to implement them.