by Mel | Aug 22, 2019 | High Speed 2, Regional economies, Transport
Here at Localise West Midlands we’ve been having a bit of a deep dive into priority policy areas and thinking strategically about what localisation means in different contexts. Our first session was focused on transport and our initial thoughts are below. We...
by localisewm | Jul 8, 2019 | Regional economies
We’re highlighting some of the inspiring Civil Society case studies gathered for our ‘Connecting Cranes with Communities, How can the WMCA Create Inclusive Growth’ report (download here) NO 11 – Cash Smart Credit Savvy – Training the Trainers – Walsall...
by Mel | Jun 20, 2019 | Council, Democracy, Devolution, Economics, Local economies, Local government, Regional economies, Uncategorized
In 2018 to early 2019, we consulted Civil Society about its role in Inclusive Growth in the West Midlands. Although we only managed to scratch the surface of things going on in the region, we documented many wonderful examples of organisations working to ensure that...
by localisewm | Jun 6, 2019 | Local economies, Local government, Localisation, People power, Politics, Regional economies, Retail, Sustainability
With recent news that retail jobs have fallen in every UK region outside of London and that Amazon is trialling pop-up ‘Clicks and Mortar’ stores in the UK, which will be stocked with products from independent online retailers. We looked at the ongoing debates about...
by Mel | May 16, 2019 | Local government, Planning, Regional economies
Everyone having more doesn’t make us more equal. This week LWM took part in a focus group with the 2070 commission on Spatial Inequalities. The commission recognise that wide and deeply embedded issues such as inequality require long term vision and planning to...
by localisewm | Nov 3, 2018 | Economy, Export-led growth, Food, Globalisation, Government, Local economies, Procurement, Regional economies, Sustainability, Transition, Urban, Water
In the Friend, 19th October 2018, Clíodhna Mulhern remembers living in a market town in Ireland in the 1950s: “We shopped in small independent shops and our food was local: our vegetables came from neighbouring farms, always seasonal, and there was no other kind”....
