Autumn Budget 2017 – HS2 is a Relay Race
Nuno Gil, Professor of New Infrastructure Development at The University of Manchester argues that HS2 is a relay race, and the Chancellor’s Budget needs to make a strong commitment to completing the...
View ArticleNatural gas beyond 2035 is not compatible with our climate commitments
Following on from the 23rd session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 23) to the UN Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), Professor Kevin Anderson and Dr John Broderick discuss their research into...
View ArticleIndustrial Strategy white paper – Welcome progress, but problems remain
On Monday 27th November, the UK government published its long-await Industrial Strategy white paper. Here, Policy@Manchester Co-Director and member of the independent Industrial Strategy Commission,...
View ArticleThe Industrial Strategy White Paper: A Rebalancing Act?
Following the unveiling of the Government’s Industrial Strategy White Paper, Tom Arnold, a postgraduate researcher of economic development in Northern England, examines what it could mean for spatial...
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Is our tax system fair? It depends…
The basic question of whether our tax system is fair is at the heart of many of our public debates. Discussions of whether ‘the rich’ or companies are paying their ‘fair share’ is regularly in, or...
View ArticleAccountable Care Systems: Moving at a pace and scale that doesn’t allow us to...
There is a current push to create Accountable Care Systems in the NHS, but does anyone really know what they are, exactly who will need to be involved in their creation, operation and oversight and...
View ArticleOfficial Statistics are a public good – they need to be richer
This week, the Office for National Statistics held its Economic Forum at The University of Manchester. Here, Professor Diane Coyle reflects on the event and the case for more regional statistics. The...
View ArticleArtificial Intelligence and the public interest
Dr Barbara Ribeiro of the Manchester Institute of Innovation Research reflects on what the Industrial Strategy White Paper means for artificial intelligence and considers whether prioritising AI...
View ArticleIs the conflation of ‘hazard’ and ‘risk’ skewing the pesticides debate?
The debate over the safety and impact of pesticides – and especially the weedkiller glyphosate – is littered with ignorance of available statistics, conceptual confusion and misuse of statistical...
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Children at the food bank – a startling picture of food insecurity in the UK
While undertaking research in food banks in Northwest England, Dr Kingsley Purdam and colleagues witnessed the ‘shocking’ sight of children visiting with their parents. It is likely that much of the...
View ArticleWhat’s not to like about regeneration?
Appraisals of regeneration have previously focused on the benefits such schemes bring, rather than also looking at costs and risks. Here Dr Julia Kasmire and Matjaz Vidmar use Glasgow as a case study...
View ArticleEU Environmental Directives Post Brexit
The UK faces huge challenges in protecting its environment post-Brexit given the amount of EU laws that will need to be transposed into UK law. In this blog, Dr Cecilia Medupin discusses the ways in...
View ArticleNorthern Prosperity is National Prosperity – Five Years On
Reflections on policy before the Powerhouse Five years on from the publication of the Northern Economic Futures Commission report on revitalising the UK economy, Ed Cox, Director, IPPR North looks at...
View ArticleAre some fathers being ignored in family friendly policy initiatives?
Dr Emma Banister from Alliance Manchester Business School and Dr Helen Norman from The University of Manchester examine the need for policy makers to include fathers in family policy initiatives. The...
View ArticleNew approaches needed for nuclear
Nuclear power is an essential part of the low carbon energy mix and in this piece for Policy@Manchester Professor Juan Matthews and Dr Neil Irvine explain why new approaches are needed to reduce its...
View ArticleElectric Vehicles: The Future is Light
In this blog James Baker, the newly announced Chief Executive Officer of Graphene@Manchester, explains what’s driving demand for lightweight 2D materials for use in batteries and other components. The...
View ArticleRethinking public engagement with health
Public engagement with health research and science is an issue of growing public importance. With a worrying trend towards ‘anti-science’ perspectives resulting in serious outbreaks of preventable...
View ArticleTransforming children and young people’s mental health services: taking one...
In this blog Dr Terry Hanley, Senior Lecturer in Counselling Psychology and Dr Laura Anne Winter Lecturer in Education and Counselling Psychology both from The University of Manchester set out their...
View ArticleIntroducing non-GP health professionals into general practice teams: what...
Financial pressures and changing service demands are driving a diversification of staffing in general practice (GP). One policy response has been the drive towards increasing levels of ‘non-GP’ staff...
View ArticleGender inequalities and sexual harassment in global value chains
Dr Lara Bianchi is Research Associate and Coordinator at the Business and Human Rights Catalyst at the Alliance Manchester Business School. With Professor Stephanie Barrientos, Dr Bianchi wrote a...
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