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Political Economy of Manchesterism
1 Genealogies of Manchesterism Much ink has been spilt already on ‘Manchesterism’ and what it might mean for British politics. Here is some more. This paper, however, is concerned with the intellectual history of Manchesterism, preceding the Burnham mayoralty. It examines the theory and practice of ‘actually existing’ (For the origins of this term see [1]) Manchesterism. Manchesterism, to some extent is a ‘floating signifier’ [2] onto which different meanings are attached.
A long and winding road
Fixing regional governance in North East England Antecedents “The time may come when this Northern Province will find in a regional council the solution of some of those social problems which have baffled our statesmanship during recent years.” Various proposals for regional government were aired in the post-war period, The search for a fix for the problem of regional governance in North East England goes far back into the 20th century.
Social infrastructure and ‘left-behind places’
ABSTRACT We explore the making, unmaking and remaking of social infrastructure (SI) in ‘left-behind places’ (LBPs) through a case study a former mining village in northern England. We address the understudied affective dimensions of ‘left-behindness’.
The Governance of Land Use: A Conceptual Framework
Open AccessEditorial by Tamara Krawchenko 1,* and John Tomaney 2 1 School of Public Administration, University of Victoria, Victoria V8W 2Y2, UK 2 Bartlett School of Planning, University College London, London WC1H 0NN, UK * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
What Ireland tells us about the politics of 'places that don't matter'
The Irish general election in February saw Sinn Féin win the highest share of the vote. John Tomaney and Niamh Moore-Cherry write that while Sinn Féin’s success captured the headlines, the election also underlined the extent to which geographical inequalities can be rapidly and unexpectedly politicised. With Covid-19 reinforcing inequalities between Irish regions, there is now a growing need for power to be dispersed to local and regional levels.
Levelling Up?
Left behind there is now wide agreement that the problems of so-called ‘left-behind’ places have been accumulating for decades, if not generations. Cycles of local, urban and regional regeneration policy can be traced back almost a century through the May and coalition governments, New Labour, Thatcher and beyond, but geographical inequalities in socioeconomic conditions remain wide and stubbornly entrenched. What has changed is the new political attention that they are receiving.
The economics of belonging: the hidden costs behind large cities
Rather than competing for the next big thing against stronger, larger urban economies, left-behind places would be better served by policies aimed at securing their foundational economy by John Tomaney and Andy Pike / September 19, 2019 / Leave a comment Though Manchester is often used as a successful case study for the Northern Powerhouse brand, much of the growth has been in low productivity, low wage sectors.
Debating the Foundational Economy
Julia Heslop,John Tomaney,Kevin Morgan The idea of the Foundational Economy has the potential to radically disrupt dysfunctional old assumptions about economic development strategy. It is already being used to do so in places like Barcelona and Swansea, where it works with trends to remunicipalise public services, build local wealth through anchor institutions, and promote mutualism.
Why we need a plan to tackle the UK’s stark regional inequalities
Last week the Centre for Cities submitted our response to the Government’s latest consultation in its Fair Funding Review for local government – its proposals for a new funding formula to determine how much grant funding councils should receive. The purpose of the funding formula should be to secure a good standard of well-run public services across the country based on an assessment of need and demand for those services.
George Osborne offered one vision of devolution - but One Yorkshire wants another
All eyes are now on Yorkshire. As the government’s devolution programme runs out of steam, England’s largest county has become the battleground for competing visions of what a devolved England might look like.
Does Ireland suffer from ‘metrophobia’? Examining the case of Dublin
There has been a tendency in recent decades to strengthen institutions of metropolitan governance and planning in European cities, with large cities like London and Paris being viewed as primary drivers of economic growth. John Tomaney and Niamh Moore-Cherry highlight that one notable exception to this trend is Ireland and the city of Dublin.
From the Lindisfarne Gospels to Stephenson’s Rocket: The case for a National Museum of Northumbria
A thought experiment: imagine the National Museum of Northumbria. What would be its contents? The idea came to me as I visited the Discovery Museum in Newcastle where the Stephensons’ Rocket is on display as part of the Great Exhibition of the North. The engine has been loaned by the Science Museum for 80 days to be displayed alongside Parsons’ steamship Turbinia. It is a powerful juxtaposition.
The case for a National Museum of Northumbria
A thought experiment: imagine the National Museum of Northumbria. What would be its contents? The idea came to me as I visited the Discovery Museum in Newcastle where the Stephensons’ Rocket is on display as part of the Great Exhibition of the North. The engine has been loaned by the Science Museum for 80 days to be displayed alongside Parsons’ steamship Turbinia. It is a powerful juxtaposition.
The Great Exhibition of what? Culture, region and development in England’s north
The Great Exhibition of the North (GEN) begins on 22 June, and runs for 80 days. Culture secretary Matt Hancock told a launch event in Gateshead earlier this year that it would be “the biggest event in England” this year, and would “bring tourism and deliver growth” – although, in fact, he personally wasn’t in Gateshead, and delivered his contribution via a pre-recorded video.
The lost world of Peter Lee
County Durham emerged as a Labour heartland in the period between the First and Second World Wars, but the origins of this hegemony are poorly understood today. Labour’s rise was hard-fought and by no means inevitable. Peter Lee (1864–1935) was a political colossus who, during the 1920s and 1930s, held the leading positions in both the Durham Miners’ Association (DMA) and Durham County Council. He presided over Labour’s rise, exercising extraordinary local political power.
Britain’s Cities, Britain’s Future - Book Review
Britain’s Cities, Britain’s Future. Mike Emmerich. London Publishing Partnership. 2017. Find this book: Mike Emmerich, along with Sir Howard Bernstein and others, is one of the architects of the British ‘urban renaissance’ and contemporary Manchester-inspired devolution to city regions. We know this because he tells us on the second page of the ambitiously titled Britain’s Cities, Britain’s Future.
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