Publications

This report examines several key areas of the inclusive economies agenda.

Infrastructure plays a critical role supporting local communities and the local economy. It can unlock an area’s potential, enable residents to access new education, skills, and work opportunities, support local retail and business areas, and increase the viability of new sites for homes and businesses.

With the country at an historic crossroads, this report sets out a course for the future of non-metropolitan England.

A WPI Economics report for the Local Government Association

‘Non metropolitan England’ is an expression that captures the large and small towns, the villages and hamlets, the coastal communities and the rural and the deeply rural areas in which 62 per cent of the English population live. It refers to a diverse range of places with significant differences in their demographic make-up, geography and economy, populated by people that want to live fulfilled and successful lives and businesses that strive to prosper and grow.

This short guide gives information on the role of combined authority mayors, what they will do and what this means for the residents they serve.

We want to help councils at all stages of their devolution journey and offer a range of support, from advice and research to networking and events.

This guide provides answers to some of the key questions about devolution and what it means for councils, their residents and communities.

Drawing on the experience of the devolution deals agreed since November 2014 – and Greater Manchester’s experience in particular – the research has found four major themes critical to the success of a distinctively English form of devolution.

A green paper to encourage local debate and generate wider scrutiny of the whole devolution process.